Evidence for MoeA-dependent formation of the molybdenum cofactor from molybdate and molybdopterin in Escherichia coli

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 465-470

  Sandu, Cristinel ^a   Brandsch, Roderich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MoeA; Molybdate; Molybdenum cofactor; Neurospora crassa; Nit 1; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; MOLYBDIC ACID; MOLYBDOPTERIN; NITRATE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEIN; MOEA PROTEIN, E COLI; PTERIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COENZYME; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; METALLOPROTEINS; MOLYBDENUM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NITRATE REDUCTASES; PTERIDINES; SULFURTRANSFERASES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0036428745     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-002-0474-7     Document Type: Article

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