A novel nuclear DNA helicase with high specific activity from Pisum sativum catalytically translocates in the 3′→5′ direction

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1735-1745

  Phan, Tuan Nghia ^a   Ehtesham, Nasreen Z ^a   Tuteja, Renu ^a   Tuteja, Narendra ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ICGEB   (India)

Author keywords

DNA dependent ATPase; Helicase inhibitors; Plant DNA helicase; Unwinding enzyme

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; AMSACRINE; CAMPTOTHECIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DAUNORUBICIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; HELICASE; INTERCALATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM ION; NOGALAMYCIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CELL NUCLEUS; DACTINOMYCIN; DAUNORUBICIN; DIMERIZATION; DNA HELICASES; ETHIDIUM; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NOGALAMYCIN; PEAS; PLANT LEAVES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0038409065     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03532.x     Document Type: Article

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