Characterization of the acetate binding pocket in the Methanosarcina thermophila acetate kinase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2386-2394

  Ingram Smith, Cheryl ^a,b   Gorrell, Andrea ^a,c   Lawrence, Sarah H ^a   Iyer, Prabha ^a,d   Smith, Kerry ^b   Ferry, James G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Inst for Biol Energy Alternatives   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE KINASE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYL GROUP; CARBOXYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; KINETICS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ACETATE KINASE; ACETATES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; KINETICS; METHANOSARCINA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (CARBOXYL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PROPIONATES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 15244359850     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.7.2386-2394.2005     Document Type: Article

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