Substrate analysis of homoserine acyltransferase from Bacillus cereus

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 361, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 510-515

  Ziegler, Katharine ^a   Yusupov, Muzaffar ^a   Bishop, Barney ^a   Born, Timothy L ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyltransfer; Homoserine transacetylase; Homoserine transsuccinylase; Methionine biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; HOMOSERINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; IODOACETAMIDE; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; TRANSSUCCINYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HOMOSERINE; HOMOSERINE O-SUCCINYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IODOACETAMIDE; KINETICS; METHIONINE; MUTANT PROTEINS; NITROPHENOLS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34547548672     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.07.044     Document Type: Article

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