Purifications and characterizations of a ferredoxin and its related 2-oxoacid:ferredoxin oxidoreductase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, sulfolobus solfataricus PI

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-54

  Park, Young Jun ^a   Yoo, Chul Bae ^a   Choi, Soo Young ^b   Lee, Hee Bong ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2 Oxoacids:ferredoxin oxidoreductase; Archaea; Ferredoxin; Sulfolobus solfataricus; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; FERREDOXIN; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; FERREDOXINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 32544458324     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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