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Viola Group Publications (1999-1997)

Recovery of Catalytic Activity from an Inactive Aggregated Mutant

of L-Aspartase.

Jayasekera, Maithri M. K.; Viola, Ronald E.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1999) 264, 596-600.

 Abstract 


Structure of Aspartate-β-semialdehyde Dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli, a Key Enzyme in the Aspartate Family of Amino Acid Biosynthesis.

Hadfield, Andrea; Kryger, Gitay; Ouyang, Jun; Petsko, Gregory A.; Ringe, Dagmar;

Viola, Ronald E.

Journal of Molecular Biology (1999) 289, 991-1002.

 Abstract


New Enzymes from Old.

Viola, Ronald E.; Wright, S. Kirk.

in Enzymatic Mechanisms, (P.A. Frey and D. Northrop, eds.), 1999,

pp.116-130, IOS Press, Amsterdam.

  Abstract


The use of fluoro- and deoxy-substrate analogs to examine binding specificity and catalysis in the enzymes of the sorbitol pathway.

Scott, Mary Ellen; Viola, Ronald E.

Carbohydrate Research (1998) 313, 247-253.

   Abstract


Truncated aspartase enzyme derivatives and their uses for manufacture of aspartic acid and for dissolving blood clots.

Viola, Ronald E.; Jayasekera, Maithri M.K.; Saribas, Abdullah S.

U.S. Patents Number 5,993,807 (1999) and 6,133,013 (2000)

  Abstract


Introduction of histidine analogs leads to enhanced proton transfer

in carbonic anhydrase V.

Earnhardt, J. Nicole; Wright, S. Kirk; Qian, Minzhang; Tu, Chingkuang; Laipis, Philip J.; Viola, Ronald E.; Silverman, David N.

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (1999) 361, 264-270.  

  Abstract


Oxyanion Specificity of L-Aspartate-β-semialdehyde dehydrogenase.

Kish, Michelle M.; Viola, Ronald E.

Inorganic Chemistry (1999) 38, 818-820. 

  Abstract


Evaluation of methods for the quantitation of cysteines in proteins.

Wright, S. Kirk; Viola, Ronald E.

Analytical Biochemistry (1998) 265, 8-14.

   Abstract  


Enhancement of catalytic activity by gene truncation: activation

of L-aspartase from Escherichia coli.

Jayasekera, Maithri M. K.; Saribas, A. Sami; Viola, Ronald E.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1997) 238, 411-414.

  Abstract


Evaluation of functionally important amino acids

in L-aspartate ammonia-lyase from Escherichia coli.

Jayasekera, Maithri M. K.; Shi, Wuxian; Farber, Gregory K.; Viola, Ronald E.

 Biochemistry (1997) 36, 9145-9150. 

  Abstract                                                                                                     electronic reprint


The structure of L-aspartate ammonia-lyase from Escherichia coli.

Shi, Wuxian; Dunbar, Jennifer; Jayasekera, Maithri M. K.; Viola, Ronald E.;

Farber, Gregory K.

Biochemistry (1997) 36, 9136-9144.

  Abstract                                                                                                     electronic reprint


Mapping the mechanism-based modification sites

in L-aspartase from Escherichia coli.

Giorgianni, Francesco; Beranova, Sarka; Wesdemiotis, Chrys; Viola, Ronald E.

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (1997) 341, 329-336. 

  Abstract


Sixteenth Midwest Enzyme Chemistry Conference.

Viola, Ronald E.

Bioorganic Chemistry (1997) 25, 43-61.

 Abstract


 



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