Characterization of the Saccharomyces. Cerevisiae ARG7 gene encoding ornithine acetyltransferase, an enzyme also endowed with acetylglutamate synthase activity

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 232-241

  Crabeel, Marjolaine ^a,b   Abadjieva, Agnes ^a   Hilven, Pierre ^a   Desimpelaere, Joke ^a   Soetens, Oriane ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b Institut de Recherches du CERIA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acetylglutamate synthase; ARG7; Arginine; Enzyme bifunctionality; Ornithine acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLGLUTAMIC ACID; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031467413     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0232a.x     Document Type: Article

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