Characterization of a fourth type of 2-keto acid-oxidizing enzyme from a hyperthermophilic archaeon: 2-Ketoglutarate ferredoxin oxidoreductase from Thermococcus litoralis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 5890-5896

  Mai, Xuhong ^a   Adams, Michael W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; COENZYME A; FERREDOXIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; THIAMINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DECARBOXYLATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMOCOCCUS LITORALIS;

EID: 0029846960     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.5890-5896.1996     Document Type: Article

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