Kinetic basis for linking the first two enzymes of chlorophyll biosynthesis

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 4532-4539

  Shepherd, Mark ^a,b   McLean, Samantha ^a   Hunter, C Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chelatase; Chlorophyll; Gun signalling; Methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME; MAGNESIUM CHELATASE; MAGNESIUM PROTOPORPHYRIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEADY STATE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENES, BACTERIAL; KINETICS; LYASES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 24644520415     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04873.x     Document Type: Article

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