Utilization of selenocysteine as a source of selenium for selenophosphate biosynthesis

BioFactors

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 69-74

  Lacourciere, G M ^a   Stadtman, T C ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine desulfurase; NifS like proteins; Selenocysteine lyase; Selenophosphate biosynthesis; Selenophosphate synthetase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALANINE; CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; LYASE; PHOSPHATE; SELENIDE; SELENIUM; SELENOCYSTEINE; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034839966     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520140110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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