Biosynthesis of riboflavin: An unusual riboflavin synthase of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2938-2943

  Eberhardt, Sabine ^a   Korn, Susanne ^a   Lottspeich, Friedrich ^b   Bacher, Adelbert ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c Inst F Org Chem Biochem T   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MAGNESIUM ION; RIBOFLAVIN; RIBOFLAVIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EUBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030956640     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.2938-2943.1997     Document Type: Article

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