Lyotropic-salt-induced changes in monomer/dimer/tetramer association equilibrium of formyltransferase from the hyperthermophilic Methanopyrus kandleri in relation to the activity and thermostability of the enzyme

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-92

  Shima, Seigo ^a,e   Tziatzios, Christos ^b   Schubert, Dieter ^b   Fukada, Harumi ^c   Takahashi, Katsutada ^c   Ermler, Ulrich ^d   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effect of lyotropic salts; Halophilic enzymes; Hyperthermophiles; Hyperthermophilic enzymes; Methanogenic Archaea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI;

EID: 0032533366     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580085.x     Document Type: Article

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