Crystal structures of hevamine, a plant defence protein with chitinase and lysozyme activity, and its complex with an inhibitor.
Terwisscha van Scheltinga, A.C., Kalk, K.H., Beintema, J.J., Dijkstra, B.W.(1994) Structure 2: 1181-1189
- PubMed: 7704528 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(94)00120-0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1HVQ - PubMed Abstract: 
Hevamine is a member of one of several families of plant chitinases and lysozymes that are important for plant defence against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The enzyme can hydrolyze the linear polysaccharide chains of chitin and peptidoglycan. A full understanding of the structure/function relationships of chitinases might facilitate the production of transgenic plants with increased resistance towards a wide range of pathogens ...