Formylmethanofuran: Tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase from Methanopyrus kandleri - New insights into salt-dependence and thermostability

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 635-646

  Ermler, U ^a   Merckel, M C ^a   Thauer, R K ^b   Shima, S ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

crystal structure; formyltransferase; halophilic enzymes; hyperthermophilic enzymes; methanogenic Archaea; Methanopyrus kandleri

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031570334     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00219-0     Document Type: Article

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