title: Effects of the quality of the P2-S2 hydrophobic contacts on the catalytic activities of papain, caricain and ficin and their generation by electrostatic switches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinitglang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sreedharan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brocklehurst
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005361:Ficain / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D010206:Papain / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins; D055672:Static Electricity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D010206:Papain; D005361:Ficain; C039974:caricain