Biochemical analysis on the parallel pathways of methionine biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1010-1017

  Hwang, Byung Joon ^a   Park, Soo Dong ^a   Kim, Younhee ^b   Kim, Pil ^c   Lee, Heung Shick ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Semyung University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium glutamicum; Cystathionine synthase; metB; Methionine; metY; O acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; METHIONINE; O ACETYLHOMOSERINE SULFHYDRYLASE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; CATALYSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHIONINE; TEMPERATURE;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

EID: 34547397482     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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