A structure-based model of the reaction catalyzed by lumazine synthase from Aquifex aeolicus

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 167-182

  Zhang, Xiaofeng ^a,b   Meining, Winfried ^a,b   Cushman, Mark ^c   Haase, Ilka ^d   Fischer, Markus ^d   Bacher, Adelbert ^d   Ladenstein, Rudolf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifex aeolicus; Catalytic mechanism; Inhibitor complex; Lumazine synthase; Vitamin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LUMAZINE SYNTHASE; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; SCHIFF BASE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0037453317     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00186-4     Document Type: Article

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