Deuterium isotope effects in the unusual addition of toluene to fumarate catalyzed by benzylsuccinate synthase

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 46, 2006, Pages 13932-13938

  Li, Lei ^a   Marsh, E Neil G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; FREE ENERGY; METABOLISM; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ISOTOPE EFFECTS;

DEUTERIUM;

BENZYLSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; DEUTERIUM; FUMARIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON-CARBON LYASES; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEUTERIUM; FUMARATES; KINETICS; TOLUENE;

EID: 33751229040     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi061117o     Document Type: Article

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