A functional mobA gene for molybdopterin cytosine dinucleotide cofactor biosynthesis is required for activity and holoenzyme assembly of the heterotrimeric nicotine dehydrogenases of Arthrobacter nicotinovorans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 5126-5131

  Sachelaru, Paula ^a   Schiltz, Emile ^a   Brandsch, Roderich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

FUNCTIONAL MOBA GENE; HETEROTRIMERIC MOLYBDENUM ENZYMES; HOLOENZYME ASSEMBLY; MOLYBDOPTERIN CYTOSINE DINUCLEOTIDE (MCD);

GENES;

DINUCLEOTIDE; MOLYBDOPTERIN; NICOTINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRIDINE;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME; GENE; MOLYBDENUM;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER NICOTINOVORANS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOSINE NUCLEOTIDES; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOLOENZYMES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PTERINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ARTHROBACTER NICOTINOVORANS;

EID: 33746090923     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00437-06     Document Type: Article

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