Abstract
"Refitting" existing protein scaffolds to generate new enzymes with designed properties is a powerful tool in molecular evolution. Two recently published reports demonstrate the engineering of the ubiquitous (βα)8-Barrel (see picture) scaffold to obtain new enzymatic catalytic properties. These are the first examples of the conversion of the enzyme's activity into that of another by using directed evaluation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1854-1856 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 18 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis