A diverse superfamily of enzymes with ATP-dependent carboxylate- amine/thiol ligase activity

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2639-2643

  Galperin, Michael Y ^a   Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP binding site; ATP grasp fold; Biotin carboxylase; Glutathione synthetase; Purine biosynthesis; Succinate thiokinase; Tubuline tyrosine ligase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CITRATE LYASE; BIOTIN CARBOXYLASE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CARBOXYLASE; CARBOXYLATE AMINE THIOL LIGASE; DEXTRO ALANINE DEXTRO ALANINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; LIGASE; LYASE; TUBULIN TYROSINE LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA AMIDOLYASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 0031467818     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061218     Document Type: Article

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