The enzymology of lysine catabolism in rice seeds: Isolation, characterization, and regulatory properties of a lysine 2-oxoglutarate reductase/saccharopine dehydrogenase bifunctional polypeptide

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 364-371

  Gaziola, Salete A ^a   Teixeira, Cristiana M G ^b   Lugli, Juverlande ^b   Sodek, Ladaslav ^b   Azevedo, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lysine 2 oxoglutarate reductase; Lysine catabolism; Oriza sativa L.; Rice; Saccharopine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE; SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE;

ORIZA; ORIZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030758692     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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