Screening glycosynthase libraries with a fluoride chemosensor assay independently of enzyme specificity: Identification of a transitional hydrolase to synthase mutant

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 458, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 355-363

  Andrés, Eduardo ^a   Aragunde, Hugo ^a   Planas, Antoni ^a  

^a INSTITUT QUÍMIC DE SARRIÀ   (Spain)

Author keywords

glucanase; Directed evolution; Fluoride sensor; Glycosynthase; Nucleophile mutant; Screening

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUORIDES; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; HYDROLASES; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84894286276     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20131057     Document Type: Article

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