Enzyme catalysis in microgravity: Steady-state kinetic analysis of the isocitrate lyase reaction

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-177

  Ranaldi, Francesco ^a   Vanni, Paolo ^a   Giachetti, Eugenio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Department of Biological Chemistry ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Enzyme catalysis; Isocitrate lyase; Microgravity; Parabolic flight

Indexed keywords

ISOCITRATE LYASE; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPOXYGENASE; LIPOXYGENASE I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MICROGRAVITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; SHORT DURATION;

CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; HYPOGRAVITY; ISOCITRATE LYASE; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PINUS; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

HESPERIS;

EID: 0037458053     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(02)00254-5     Document Type: Article

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