The active conformation of glutamate synthase and its binding to ferredoxin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-128

  Van Den Heuvel, Robert H H ^a,e   Svergun, Dmitri I ^b,c   Petoukhov, Maxim V ^b,c   Coda, Alessandro ^a   Curti, Bruno ^d   Ravasio, Sergio ^d   Vanoni, Maria A ^d   Mattevi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^c SHUBNIKOV INSTITUTE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amidotransferase; Ferredoxin; Flavin; Glutamate synthase; X ray small angle scattering

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; AMMONIA; FERREDOXIN; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMINE; NORLEUCINE; THIOESTER; 6 DIAZO 5 OXONORLEUCINE; ALPHA-KETOGLUTARIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYANOBACTERIA; DIAZOOXONORLEUCINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FERREDOXINS; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0038342691     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00522-9     Document Type: Article

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