Mutation analysis of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase: does the structurally conserved glutamine amidotransferase triad act as a functional dyad?

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Published in Protein Sci on May 05, 2008

Authors

Emily J Hart1, Susan G Powers-Lee

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000, USA.

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