Intersubunit structure within heterodimers of medium-chain prenyl diphosphate synthases. Formation of a hybrid-type heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 790-797

  Koike Takeshita, Ayumi ^a   Koyama, Tanetoshi ^b   Ogura, Kyozo ^b  

^a TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heteromeric components; Isoprenoid biosynthesis; Prenyl diphosphate; Prenyltransferase; Subunit association

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; PRENYLAMINE; PYROPHOSPHATE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031767243     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022181     Document Type: Article

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