A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science at the University of the Witwatersrand. Johannesburg, October 1996. / Glutathione S-transferase (GST) class Pi has two tryptophan residues which are conserved within domain one. Trp38 plays a functional role in sequestering
glutathione at the active site, whereas Trp28 plays a structural role. The effects of the sterically-conservative substitution of Trp28 to Phe were investigated. When the W28F mutant was compared with the wild-type enzyme, mutation of Ttp28 to Phe was not well tolerated and resulted in a dimeric protein with impaired catalytic function and conformational stability. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version] / AC2017
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/22412 |
Date | January 1996 |
Creators | Chien, Yu, Chen |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Format | Online resource (136 leaves), application/pdf |
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