Evidence for a metal-thiolate intermediate in alkyl group transfer from epoxypropane to coenzyme M and cooperative metal ion binding in epoxyalkane:CoM transferase

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 39, 2005, Pages 13151-13162

  Boyd, Jeffrey M ^a   Ensign, Scott A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BINDING ENERGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TITRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALKYL GROUP TRANSFER; LIGANDS; METAL IONS;

COENZYMES;

ALKYL GROUP; CADMIUM; COBALT; EPOXYPROPANE; MESNA; METAL ION; NICKEL; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; METAL BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; MESNA; METALS, HEAVY; PROPANE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 25444451577     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0505619     Document Type: Article

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