The beta subunit of tryptophan synthase. Clarification of the roles of histidine 86, lysine 87, arginine 148, cysteine 170, and cysteine 230.

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Published in J Biol Chem on April 15, 1989

Authors

E W Miles1, H Kawasaki, S A Ahmed, H Morita, H Morita, S Nagata

Author Affiliations

1: Section on Pharmacology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

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