Bacillus subtilis 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase revisited: Resolution of two long-standing enigmas

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 390, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 583-590

  Wu, Jing ^a   Sheflyan, Galina Ya ^a   Woodard, Ronald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

3 deoxy D arabino heptulosonate 7 phosphate synthase (DAHPS); Bacillus subtilis; Bifunctional enzyme; Chorismate mutase; Marburg strain; Metalloenzyme

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DERIVATIVES; PHOSPHATES; REACTION KINETICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIFUNCTIONAL ENZYMES; CHORISMATE MUTASE; DAHPS; MARBURG STRAIN; METALLOENZYME;

ENZYMES;

2 DEHYDRO 3 DEOXYPHOSPHOHEPTONATE ALDOLASE; APOENZYME; CHORISMATE MUTASE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; IRON; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; SHIKIMIC ACID; ZINC;

AROH GENE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

3-DEOXY-7-PHOSPHOHEPTULONATE SYNTHASE; ALDEHYDE-LYASES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATALYSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; METALS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 25144431811     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050294     Document Type: Article

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