Glutaconate CoA-transferase from Acidaminococcus fermentans: The crystal structure reveals homology with other CoA-transferases

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 415-426

  Jacob, Uwe ^a   Mack, Matthias ^b   Clausen, Tim ^a   Huber, Robert ^a   Buckel, Wolfgang ^b   Messerschmidt, Albrecht ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

coenzyme A; crystal structure; fermentation; glutamate; transferase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031569327     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00198-6     Document Type: Article

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