Characterization and analysis of early enzymes for petrobactin biosynthesis in Bacillus anthracis

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4147-4157

  Pfleger, Brian F ^a   Lee, Jung Yeop ^a   Somu, Ravindranadh V ^b   Aldrich, Courtney C ^b   Hanna, Philip C ^c   Sherman, David H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; IRON ACQUISITION; PETROBACTIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SIDEROPHORE BIOSYNTHESIS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN BONDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS;

ENZYME KINETICS;

3,4 DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE LIGASE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CITRIC ACID; LIGASE; PETROBACTIN; PROTEIN ASBC; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; SIDEROPHORE; SPERMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; ASB GENE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE LOCUS; HYDROGEN BOND; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BENZAMIDES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 34047214540     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi6023995     Document Type: Article

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