Is β-poly(L-malate) synthesis catalysed by a combination of β-L-malyl- AMP-ligase and β-poly(L-malate) polymerase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1085-1090

  Willibald, Bertram ^a   Bildl, Wolfgang ^a   Lee, Bong Seop ^a   Holler, Eggehard ^a,b  

^a Inst F Biophysik Phys Biochem   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malyl AMP ligase; Physarum polycephalum; Plasmodium; Polymalate polymerase; Polymalate synthetase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENOSOBENZENE; BETA,GAMMA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBON 14; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COENZYME A; DNA POLYMERASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; LIGASE; MALIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS 32; POLYANION; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; PYROPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; ENERGY METABOLISM; FUMARATES; LIGASES; MALATES; MICROINJECTIONS; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; POLYMERS;

EID: 0033230573     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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