The crystal structure of the flavin containing enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase A from Lactococcus lactis

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-252

  Rowland, Paul ^a   Nielsen, Finn S ^b   Jensen, Kaj Frank ^b   Larsen, Sine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

dihydroorotate dehydrogenase; flavoprotein; Lactococcus lactis; pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031568812     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00182-2     Document Type: Article

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