Characterisation of methionine adenosyltransferase from Mycobacterium smegmatis and M. tuberculosis

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-13

  Berger, Bradley J ^a   Knodel, Marvin H ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLXANTHINE; 2 AMINOPURINE; 2 HYDROXYPURINE; 2,6 DIAMINOPURINE; 3 METHYLTHIOPROPIONALDEHYDE; 6 BENZYLOXYPURINE; 6 BROMOPURINE; 6 CYANOPURINE; 7 METHYLXANTHINE; 8 AZAGUANINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA METHYLMETHIONINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOLEUCINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ETHIONINE; METHIONINAMIDE; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE DERIVATIVE; METHIONINE METHYL ESTER; METHIONINE SULFONE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; METHIONINOL; O METHYLGUANINE; PENICILLAMINE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOSTASIS; CATALYSIS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA;

AZAGUANINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2942702220     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-3-12     Document Type: Article

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