Escherichia coli malic enzymes: Two isoforms with substantial differences in kinetic properties, metabolic regulation, and structure

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5937-5946

  Bologna, Federico P ^a   Andreo, Carlos S ^a   Drincovich, María F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAEB GENE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SFCA GENE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; KINETICS; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34547781736     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00428-07     Document Type: Article

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