Probing protein stability and proteolytic resistance by loop scanning: A comprehensive mutational analysis

Protein Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 433-446

  Ahmad, Shoeb ^a   Kumar, Virender ^a   Ramanand, K Bhanu ^a   Rao, N Madhusudhana ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Lipase; Loop scanning; Loops; Protein stability; Proteolytic resistance; Site saturation mutagenesis; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; SUBTILISIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; LIPASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; PROTEOLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84857406226     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2029     Document Type: Article

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