Effect of Mutagenesis of V111 and L112 on the Substrate Specificity of Zymomonas mobilis Pyruvate Decarboxylase

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-44

  Huang, Chang Yi ^a   Nixon, Peter F ^a   Duggleby, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pyruvate decarboxylase; Site directed mutagenesis; Substrate specificity; Thiamin diphosphate; Zymomonas mobilis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033476019     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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