Mechanistically diverse enzyme superfamilies: The importance of chemistry in the evolution of catalysis

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 607-612

  Gerlt, John A ^a   Babbitt, Patricia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENOLASE; ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; METALLOPROTEIN; OXYGENASE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; REVIEW;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE; EVOLUTION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; METALLOPROTEINS; OXYGENASES; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE;

EID: 0032176603     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80091-4     Document Type: Article

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