CDNA cloning, recombinant expression, and site-directed mutagenesis of bovine liver carnitine octanoyltransferase - Arg505 binds the carboxylate group of carnitine

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1029-1037

  Cronin, Ciarán N ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Carnitine acyltransferase; Carnitine octanoyltransferase; Choline; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE ACYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030837072     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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