Effect of naturally occurring mutations in human glycine N-methyltransferase on activity and conformation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1067-1072

  Luka, Zigmund ^a   Wagner, Conrad ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation; Glycine N methyltransferase; Human; Kinetics; Mutants

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MISSENSE MUTATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0345171090     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.11.037     Document Type: Article

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