Nuclease-T: An Active Derivative of Staphylococcal Nuclease Composed of Two Noncovalently Bonded Peptide Fragments

Nuclease-T: An Active Derivative of Staphylococcal Nuclease Composed of Two Noncovalently Bonded Peptide Fragments

Contributor(s):
Sodja, Ann
Taniuchi, Horoshi
Anfinsen, Christian B. (Christian Boehmer), 1916-1995
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication:
National Academy Press (U.S.), September 1967
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Peptide Mapping
Enzymes
Research Design
Staphylococcus aureus
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
This is one of many articles produced by Anfinsen's research team and others on the factors contributing to the translation of the genetic message for a particular protein backbone. Taniuchi, Sodja, and Anfinsen determined that such a translation was no longer possible if the linear information had been manipulated through the deletion of amino acid residues. However, they did find that some proteins that they termed "recombining systems" could be cleaved into two, or even three, fragments that recombined through non-covalent forces to yield biologically active structures with physical properties very similar to those of the parent protein molecules.
Copyright:
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Extent:
8 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584571X170 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
KKBBLD
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584571X170
Archival Collection:
The Christian B. Anfinsen Papers (Profiles in Science)