The X-ray crystal structure of human beta-hexosaminidase B provides new insights into Sandhoff disease.

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Published in J Mol Biol on May 02, 2003

Authors

Timm Maier1, Norbert Strater, Christina G Schuette, Ralf Klingenstein, Konrad Sandhoff, Wolfram Saenger

Author Affiliations

1: Institut für Chemie Kristallographie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

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