The Structural Basis of β-Peptide-Specific Cleavage by the Serine Protease Cyanophycinase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-404

  Law, Adrienne M ^a   Lai, Sandy W S ^a   Tavares, John ^a   Kimber, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

cyanophycin; cyanophycinase; serine protease; x ray crystal structure; peptide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYANOPHYCIN; CYANOPHYCINASE; DIPEPTIDASE; FRESH WATER; GLYCINE; NITROGEN; SERINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOSOL; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EUBACTERIUM; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 68949200799     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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