Structural Insights on the New Mechanism of Trehalose Synthesis by Trehalose Synthase TreT from Pyrococcus horikoshii

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 404, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-259

  Woo, Eui Jeon ^a   Ryu, Soo In ^b   Song, Hyung Nam ^a   Jung, Tae Yang ^a   Yeon, Sei Mee ^a   Lee, Hyun Ah ^b   Park, Byoung Chul ^a   Park, Kwan Hwa ^c   Lee, Soo Bok ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glycosyltransferase; Pyrococcus horikoshii; Trehalose synthase; TreT; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; TREHALASE; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 78349313324     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.056     Document Type: Article

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