Structural analysis of the leptospiral sphingomyelinases: In silico and experimental evaluation of Sph2 as an Mg-dependent sphingomyelinase

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-34

  Narayanavari, Suneel A ^a   Kishore, Nanda M ^a   Sritharan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Leptospira; Sph2; Sphingomyelinases; Structure prediction

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CERAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HISTONE; MAGNESIUM; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE 1; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE 2; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HOST CELL; LISTERIA IVANOVII; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CERAMIDES; COENZYMES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LISTERIA; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOMYELINS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR LAI; LISTERIA IVANOVII;

EID: 84858719303     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337013     Document Type: Article

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