Identification of essential glutamates in the acetate kinase from Methanosarcina thermophila

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1129-1134

  Singh Wissmann, Kavita ^a,b,c   Ingram Smith, Cheryl ^a   Miles, Rebecca D ^a   Ferry, James G ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE KINASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031932848     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.5.1129-1134.1998     Document Type: Article

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