Characterization of 2-ketoisovalerate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, a new and reversible coenzyme A-dependent enzyme involved in peptide fermentation by hyperthermophilic archaea

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 780-787

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

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOVALERIC ACID; COENZYME A; FERREDOXIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS; PYROCOCCUS SP.; THERMOCOCCUS LITORALIS; THERMOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0030049834     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.780-787.1996     Document Type: Article

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