Farnesyl diphosphate synthase. A paradigm for understanding structure and function relationships in E-polyprenyl diphosphate synthases

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Poulter, C Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain elongation; Farnesyl diphosphate synthase; Mechanism; Stereochemistry; Structure

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; POLYPRENYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AVES;

EID: 33746326801     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-005-4887-1     Document Type: Review

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