Structure of a three-domain sesquiterpene synthase: A prospective target for advanced biofuels production

Structure

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1876-1884

  McAndrew, Ryan P ^a,b   Peralta Yahya, Pamela P ^a,b,c   Degiovanni, Andy ^a,b   Pereira, Jose H ^a,b   Hadi, Masood Z ^a,b,f   Keasling, Jay D ^a,b,c,d,e   Adams, Paul D ^a,b,e  

^a JOINT BIOENERGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

^f SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES GRANDIS ALPHA BISABOLENE SYNTHASE; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ABIES; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BIOFUELS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 82955239933     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: 18784186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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