The structure of G117H mutant of butyrylcholinesterase: Nerve agents scavenger

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 370-377

  Amitay, Moshe ^a   Shurki, Avital ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Butyrylcholinesterase; Empirical valence bond; Hydrolysis; Organophosphate esters; Serine esterases; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE ESTER; RIBONUCLEASE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84962336503     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.22442     Document Type: Article

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