Molecular characterization of cyanophycin synthetase, the enzyme catalyzing the biosynthesis of the cyanobacterial reserve material multi-L- arginyl-poly-L-aspartate (cyanophycin)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 154-159

  Ziegler, Karl ^a   Diener, Annette ^a   Herpin, Carine ^a   Richter, Ralf ^a   Deutzmann, Rainer ^b   Lockau, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanophycin synthetase; Heterologous expression; Non ribosomal peptide synthesis; Purification

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYANOPHYCIN; CYANOPHYCIN SYNTHETASE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYANOBACTERIA; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0032523821     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540154.x     Document Type: Article

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