Structural basis of the conversion of T4 lysozyme into a transglycosidase by reengineering the active site.
Kuroki, R., Weaver, L.H., Matthews, B.W.(1999) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 96: 8949-8954
- PubMed: 10430876 
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- PubMed Abstract: 
In contrast to hen egg-white lysozyme, which retains the beta-configuration of the substrate in the product, T4 lysozyme (T4L) is an inverting glycosidase. The substitution Thr-26 --> His, however, converts T4L from an inverting to a retaining enzyme ...