A structural comparison of molybdenum cofactor-containing enzymes

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 503-521

  Kisker, Caroline ^a   Schindelin, Hermann ^b   Baas, Dietmar ^c   Rétey, Janos ^c   Meckenstock, Rainer U ^d   Kroneck, Peter M H ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylene hydratase; Iron sulfur cluster; Molybdenum enzymes; Molybdo pterin; Transhydroxylase; Tungsten enzymes

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROLYASE; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PYROGALLOL; SULFITE OXIDASE; TUNGSTEN; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COENZYME; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

PELOBACTER ACETYLENICUS; PELOBACTER ACIDIGALLICI;

EID: 0032450009     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(98)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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