Properties and functions of the thiamin diphosphate dependent enzyme transketolase

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1297-1318

  Schenk, Gerhard ^a   Duggleby, Ronald G ^a   Nixon, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Pentose phosphate pathway; Thiamin deficiency; Thiamin diphosphate; Transketolase

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE DERIVATIVE; TRANSKETOLASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; REVIEW; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE; TRANSKETOLASE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032423288     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00095-8     Document Type: Review

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