Purification and properties of NADH-dependent 5,10- methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MetF) from Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 718-725

  Sheppard, Christal A ^b   Trimmer, Elizabeth E ^b   Matthews, Rowena G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; 5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BACTERIAL ENZYME; FERREDOXIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; HISTIDINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM FORMICACETICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; RUMINOCOCCUS PRODUCTUS;

EID: 0032945180     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.718-725.1999     Document Type: Article

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