Kinetic and structural analysis of the ultrasensitive behaviour of cyanobacterial adp-glucose pyrophosphorylase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 350, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 139-147

  Casati, D F G ^a   Aon, M A ^a   Iglesias, A A ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional del Litoral   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anabaena PCC 7120; Enzyme structure and regulation; Glycogen and starch biosynthesis; Molecular crowding; Ultrasensitivity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; KINETICS; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 0034663476     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3500139     Document Type: Article

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