Crystal structure of Anoxybacillus α-amylase provides insights into maltose binding of a new glycosyl hydrolase subclass

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Chai, Kian Piaw ^a   Othman, Noor Farhan Binti ^b   Teh, Aik Hong ^c   Ho, Kok Lian ^d   Chan, Kok Gan ^e   Shamsir, Mohd Shahir ^a   Goh, Kian Mau ^a   Ng, Chyan Leong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; APOPROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; MALTOSE;

ANOXYBACILLUS; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYMOLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANOXYBACILLUS; APOPROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MALTOSE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84960959631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep23126     Document Type: Article

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