p-hydroxyphenylacetate decarboxylase from Clostridium difficile: A novel glycyl radical enzyme catalysing the formation of p-cresol

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1363-1372

  Selmer, Thorsten ^a   Andrei, Paula I ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Cresol; Glycyl radical enzymes

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYPHENYLACETATE DECARBOXYLASE; AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLYASE; MANDELIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PARA CRESOL; PROTEIN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CARBOXY-LYASES; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COENZYMES; CRESOLS; DATABASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN; PHENYLACETATES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0035082791     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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