Characterization of recombinant glutathionylspermidine synthetase/amidase from Crithidia fasciculata

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 364, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 679-686

  Oza, Sandra L ^a   Ariyanayagam, Mark R ^a   Fairlamb, Alan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Kinetoplastida; Ligase; Spermidine; Trypanothione biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES;

KINETIC PARAMETERS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

AMIDASE; GLUTATHIONYLSPERMIDINE SYNTHETASE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRYPANOSOMA;

AMIDE SYNTHASES; ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETOPLASTIDA; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0037097023     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20011370     Document Type: Article

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