Investigation of putative active-site lysine residues in hydroxymethylbilane synthase. Preparation and characterization of mutants in which (a) Lys-55, (b) Lys-59 and (c) both Lys-55 and Lys-59 have been replaced by glutamine.

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Published in Biochem J on October 15, 1990

Authors

A Hädener1, P R Alefounder, G J Hart, C Abell, A R Battersby

Author Affiliations

1: University of Cambridge Chemical Laboratory, U.K.

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