Identification of amino acid residues of abrin-a A chain is essential for catalysis and reassociation with abrin-a B chain by site-directed mutagenesis.

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Published in Protein Eng on July 01, 1997

Authors

J K Chen1, C H Hung, Y C Liaw, J Y Lin

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1: Institute of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China.

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