The catalytic mechanism of adenosylhomocysteine/methylthioadenosine nucleosidase from Escherichia coli. Chemical evidence for a transition state with a substantial oxocarbenium character

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-162

  Allart, Brigitte ^a   Gatel, Marie ^a   Guillerm, Danielle ^a   Guillerm, Georges ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Adenosylhomocyteine nucleosidase; Catalytic mechanism; Inhibitor; Substrate

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOSIDASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATALYSIS; DEUTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PURINE-NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032528884     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2560155.x     Document Type: Article

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