Crystal structure and mode of action of a class V chitinase from Nicotiana tabacum

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-304

  Ohnuma, Takayuki ^a   Numata, Tomoyuki ^b   Osawa, Takuo ^b   Mizuhara, Mamiko ^a   Vårum, Kjell M ^c   Fukamizo, Tamo ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Binding mode; Class V chitinase; Crystal structure; Mode of hydrolysis; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 79151473861     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9727-z     Document Type: Article

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