Structure and function of amino acid ammonia-lyases

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-140

  Asano, Yasuhisa ^a   Kato, Yasuo ^a   Levy, Colin ^b   Baker, Patrick ^b   Rice, David ^b  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 methylaspartate ammonia lyase; Amino acid ammonia lyase; Histidine ammonia lyase; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; FUNCTIONS; REACTION KINETICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROPHILICITY; PEPTIDES;

BIOCATALYSTS;

AMMONIA; AMMONIA LYASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; NITROGEN; PHENYLALANINE; UROCANIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CITROBACTER; DEHYDRATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CITROBACTER; CITROBACTER AMALONATICUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 3042671685     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420410001703496     Document Type: Article

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