Biochemical and molecular characterization of phenylacetate-coenzyme A ligase, an enzyme catalyzing the first step in aerobic metabolism of phenylacetic acid in Azoarcus evansii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 286-294

  Mohamed, Magdy El Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE MAGNESIUM; ADIPIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; COENZYME A; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; PHENYLACETIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AZOARCUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AEROBIOSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZOARCUS; CATALYSIS; COENZYME A; COENZYME A LIGASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENYLACETATES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033989235     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.286-294.2000     Document Type: Article

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