Many paths to methyltransfer: A chronicle of convergence

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 329-335

  Schubert, Heidi L ^a   Blumenthal, Robert M ^b   Cheng, Xiaodong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; COBALAMIN; ISOPROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0038374971     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(03)00090-2     Document Type: Review

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