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Crystal structure of phytase from Aspergillus ficuum at 2.5 Å resolution

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Phytase is a high molecular weight acid phosphatase. The structure has an α/β-domain similar to that of rat acid phosphatase and an α-domain with a new fold.

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Kostrewa, D., Grüninger-Leitch, F., D′Arcy, A. et al. Crystal structure of phytase from Aspergillus ficuum at 2.5 Å resolution. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 185–190 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0397-185

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