Characterization of acetohydroxy acid synthase activity in the archaeon Haloferax volcanii

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Vyazmensky, Maria ^a   Barak, Ze'ev ^a   Chipman, David M ^a   Eichler, Jerry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetohydroxy acid synthase; Amino acid biosynthesis; Archaea; Branched chain amino acids; Euryarchaeota; Haloferax volcanii; Halophile

Indexed keywords

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; EURYARCHAEOTA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 0034015689     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00170-4     Document Type: Article

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