Structural basis for catalytic activity of a silkworm Delta-class glutathione transferase
Yamamoto, K., Usuda, K., Kakuta, Y., Kimura, M., Higashiura, A., Nakagawa, A., Aso, Y., Suzuki, M.(2012) Biochim Biophys Acta 1820: 1469-1474
- PubMed: 22579926 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.04.022
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3VK9 - PubMed Abstract: 
Glutathione transferase (GST) catalyzes glutathione conjugation, a major detoxification pathway for xenobiotics and endogenous substances. Here, we determined the crystal structure of a Delta-class GST from Bombyx mori (bmGSTD) to examine its catalytic residues.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University Graduate School, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. yamamok@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp