Biochemical characterization of MelJ and MelK: Myxobacterial enzymes that transform an amide into a methyl ester

FEBS Journal

Volumn 273, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3768-3778

  Muller I ^a   Muller R ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzyme characterization; Hydrolase; Melithiazol; Methyl transferase; Myxothiazol

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; AMIDE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHITIN DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; INTEIN; MELITHIAZOL; MELJ PROTEIN; MELK PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MYXOTHIAZOL A; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; METHYLATION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ACRYLATES; AMIDES; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CATALYSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLASES; METHACRYLATES; METHYL ETHERS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MYXOCOCCALES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THIAZOLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYXOCOCCALES;

EID: 33746705580     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05385.x     Document Type: Article

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