Structural biology of enzymes involved in NAD and molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 709-720

  Rizzi, Menico ^a,b   Schindelin, Hermann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036918074     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(02)00385-8     Document Type: Review

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