Exploration of the active site of Escherichia coli cystathionine γ-synthase

Protein Science

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1662-1671

  Jaworski, Allison F ^a   Lodha, Pratik H ^a   Manders, Adrienne L ^a   Aitken, Susan M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cystathionine; Mechanism; Pyridoxal phosphate; Reaction specificity; Structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; GLUTAMINE; PYRIDOXAMINE; PYRUVIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELIMINATION REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CYSTATHIONINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE;

EID: 84867687095     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2135     Document Type: Article

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