A kinetic model of the branch-point between the methionine and threonine biosynthesis pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4615-4627

  Curien, Gilles ^a   Ravanel, Stephane ^a   Dumas, Renaud ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Allosteric activation; Branch point; Kinetic competition; Ping pong; Sensitivity coefficient

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA SYNTHASE; CYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PHOSPHATE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SERINE DERIVATIVE; SYNTHETASE; THREONINE; THREONINE SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RECONSTITUTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ARABIDOPSIS; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; METHIONINE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREONINE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0345688035     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03851.x     Document Type: Article

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