Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of BcOMT2 from Bacillus cereus: A family of O-methyltransferase

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-372

  Cho, Jang Hee ^a   Lim, Yoongho ^b   Ahn, Joong Hoon ^b   Rhee, Sangkee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Crystallization; O methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

APOENZYME; FLAVONOID; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLAVONOIDS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947246486     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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