The Amino Acid Sequence of an Extracellular Nuclease of Staphylococcus aureus: II. The Amino Acid Sequences of Tryptic and Chymotryptic Peptides Amino Acid Sequence Peptides Micrococcal Nuclease Research Design Throughout the late 1960s, the primary concern of Anfinsen's laboratory was to understand the relationship between structure and function in staphylococcal nuclease. Anfinsen chose to study this enzyme because it was relatively small, with only 149 amino acids, and because it appeared to be entirely dependent on noncovalent binding for the maintenance of an ordered catalytically active structure. In this series of three articles, authored by Anfinsen and Taniuchi, but based primarily on research conducted by the latter, the two scientists presented the first analysis of the primary sequence of the enzyme. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 25 October 1967 The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 25 October 1967 Journal of Biological Chemistry Taniuchi, Horoshi Anfinsen, Christian B. Anfinsen, Christian B. Sodja, Ann Articles Archival Materials Text 16 pages nlm:nlmuid-101584571X147-doc 101584571X147 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584571X147 Profiles ID: KKBBKB English Profiles in Science