New Structural Model of E. coli Aspartate Transcarbamylase and the Amino-acid Sequence of the Regulatory Polypeptide Chain
NaturePublished 1 June 1968
Klaus Weber
Citations276
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Molecular weight determinations of the regulatory and catalytic chains and the amino-acid sequence of the R chain indicate that the ATCase molecule contains six copies of each chain.
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Molecular weight determinations of the regulatory and catalytic chains and the amino-acid sequence of the R chain indicate that the ATCase molecule contains six copies of each chain.
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