Carboxylation of epoxides to β-keto acids in cell extracts of Xanthobacter strain Py2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1469-1472

  Allen, Jeffrey R ^a   Ensign, Scott A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; CELL EXTRACT; EPOXIDE; OXOACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOXYLATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPOXIDATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERISM; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOBACTER;

MAMMALIA; XANTHOBACTER;

EID: 0029669932     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1469-1472.1996     Document Type: Article

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