Aldolases of the DhnA family: A possible solution to the problem of pentose and hexose biosynthesis in archaea

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 259-264

  Galperin, Michael Y ^a   Aravind, L ^a,b   Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Deoxyribose phosphate aldolase; Fructose bisphosphate aldolase; Gluconeogenesis; Glycolysis; Ribose

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HEXOSE; PENTOSE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLYCOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HEXOSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENTOSES; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0033981705     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00612-6     Document Type: Article

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