The GLY1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a low-specific L-threonine aldolase that catalyzes cleavage of L-allo-threonine and L-threonine to glycine - Expression of the gene in Escherichia coli and purification and characterization of the enzyme

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-293

  Liu, Ji Quan ^a   Nagata, Shinji ^b   Dairi, Tohru ^a   Misono, Haruo ^b   Shimizu, Sakayu ^c   Yamada, Hideaki ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GLY1 gene; Glycine; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Threonine; Threonine aldolase

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; LYASE; THREONINE;

AEROMONAS; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS JANDIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030980668     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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