Conversion of the Aminocrotonate Intermediate Limits the Rate of γ-Elimination Reaction Catalyzed by L-Cystathionine γ-lyase of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 607-613

  Yamagata, Shuzo ^a   Yasugahira, Tomoko ^a   Okuda, Yuriko ^a   Iwama, Tomonori ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminocrotonate intermediate; Cystathionine lyase of S. cerevisiae; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate; Thiazolidine

Indexed keywords

2 OXOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CROTONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHROMATOPHORE; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CATALYSIS; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; CYSTEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0344010104     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvg179     Document Type: Article

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