A unique catalytic mechanism for UDP-galactopyranose mutase

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 539-543

  Soltero Higgin, Michelle ^a   Carlson, Erin E ^a   Gruber, Todd D ^a   Kiessling, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; ARABINOGALACTAN; CYANOBOROHYDRIDE SODIUM; FLAVINE NUCLEOTIDE; GALACTOSE; MUTASE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOFURANOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOPYRANOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOPYRANOSE MUTASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ISOMERISM; ISOTOPE LABELING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; FLAVINS; IMINES; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; ISOMERISM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 2542428317     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb772     Document Type: Article

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