Publication Abstract from PubMed
Cathepsin L mutants with the ability to condense silica from solution have been generated and a 1.5 A crystal structure of one of these chimeras allows us to rationalise the catalytic mechanism of silicic acid condensation.
Crystal structure and silica condensing activities of silicatein alpha-cathepsin L chimeras.,Fairhead M, Johnson KA, Kowatz T, McMahon SA, Carter LG, Oke M, Liu H, Naismith JH, van der Walle CF Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Apr 21;(15):1765-7. Epub 2008 Feb 11. PMID:18379686[1]
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