Mechanism of 3-methylaspartase probed using deuterium and solvent isotope effects and active-site directed reagents: identification of an essential cysteine residue

scientific article published on 01 May 1999

Mechanism of 3-methylaspartase probed using deuterium and solvent isotope effects and active-site directed reagents: identification of an essential cysteine residue is …
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P356DOI10.1016/S0968-0896(99)00044-9
P698PubMed publication ID10400348

P2093author name stringM Akhtar
S Richardson
J R Pollard
D Gani
T Neal
N P Botting
P Lasry
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P433issue5
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)949-975
P577publication date1999-05-01
P1433published inBioorganic & Medicinal ChemistryQ2904200
P1476titleMechanism of 3-methylaspartase probed using deuterium and solvent isotope effects and active-site directed reagents: identification of an essential cysteine residue
P478volume7