In vitro biosynthesis of violacein from L-tryptophan by the enzymes VioA-E from Chromobacterium violaceum

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 51, 2006, Pages 15444-15457

  Balibar, Carl J ^a   Walsh, Christopher T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHROMOPYRROLIC ACIDS; FLAVIN DEPENDENT OXYGENASES; PROVIOLACEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; CHROMOPYRROLIC ACID; DEOXYCHROMOVIRIDANS; FLAVOPROTEIN; HEMOPROTEIN; INDOLE; OXYGENASE; PIGMENT; PRODEOXYVIOLACEIN; PROVIOLACEIN; REBECCAMYCIN; STAUROSPORINE; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOA PROTEIN; VIOB PROTEIN; VIOC PROTEIN; VIOD PROTEIN; VIOE PROTEIN; VIOLACEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOPHORE; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; DELETION MUTANT; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOBACTERIUM; HYDROXYLATION; INDOLES; KINETICS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; NONHEME IRON PROTEINS; OXYGENASES; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PYRROLIDINONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSAMINASES; TRYPTOPHAN;

CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845934004     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi061998z     Document Type: Article

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