Purification and characterization of β-methylaspartase from Fusobacterium varium

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 221, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 117-126

  Bearne, Stephen L ^a   White, Robert L ^a   MacDonnell, Jennifer E ^a   Bahrami, Shervin ^a   Grønlund, Jesper ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

methylaspartase; Characterization; Fusobacterium; Purification; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM VARIUM;

3 METHYLASPARTIC ACID; 3-METHYLASPARTIC ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIA LYASE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATION; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLASPARTATE AMMONIA LYASE; METHYLASPARTATE AMMONIA-LYASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DEAMINATION; DIMERIZATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FUSOBACTERIUM; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMMONIA; AMMONIA-LYASES; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; DEAMINATION; DIMERIZATION; FUSOBACTERIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035346461     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010938111292     Document Type: Article

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