Substrate channeling: Molecular bases

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 228-233

  Milani, Mario ^a   Pesce, Alessandra ^b   Bolognesi, Martino ^b   Bocedi, Alessio ^c   Ascenzi, Paolo ^b,c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrostatic highways; Escherichia coli carbamoyl phosphate synthetase; Leishmania major dihydrofolate reductase thymidylate synthase; Protein matrix tunnels; Substrate channeling

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; MATRIX PROTEIN; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; SOLVENT; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

BULK DENSITY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COVALENT BOND; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 1042291752     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2003.494031040239     Document Type: Review

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