Extremely thermophilic and thermostable 5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase from the archaeon sulfolobus solfataricus. Gene cloning and amino acid sequence determination

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 632-637

  Cacciapuoti, Giovanna ^a   Porcelli, Marina ^a   Bertoldo, Costanzo ^a   Fusco, Stefania ^a   De Rosa, Mario ^a   Zappia, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

5' methylthioadenosine phosphorylase; Purine nucleoside phosphorylase; Sulfolobus solfataricus; Thermostable enzyme; Uridine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

5' METHYLTHIOADENOSINE PHOSPHORYLASE; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; URIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0030006355     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0632u.x     Document Type: Article

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