The structure of formylmethanofuran: Tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase in complex with its coenzymes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 357, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 870-879

  Acharya, Priyamvada ^a,b,c   Warkentin, Eberhard ^a   Ermler, Ulrich ^a   Thauer, Rudolf K ^b   Shima, Seigo ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

C1 metabolism; Formyltransferase; Methanofuran; Methanogenesis; Tetrahydromethanopterin

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FORMYLMETHANOFURAN; POLYPEPTIDE; TETRAHYDRMETHANOPTERIN FORMYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COENZYME; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33644942375     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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