The mechanism of glutamine-dependent amidotransferases

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-222

  Massiere F ^a   Badet Denisot, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES NATURELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia transfer; Catalytic mechanism; Glutamine dependent amidotransferase

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMMONIA; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; NITROGEN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSFERASE;

CHEMICAL BOND; ENZYME MECHANISM; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTHRANILATE SYNTHASE; CATALYSIS; GLUTAMINE; NITROGENOUS GROUP TRANSFERASES;

EID: 0031982179     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050145     Document Type: Review

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