Structure of 2-amino-3,7-dideoxy-D-threo-hept-6-ulosonic acid synthase, a catalyst in the archaeal pathway for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 37, 2007, Pages 10562-10571

  Morar, Mariya ^a   White, Robert H ^b   Ealick, Steven E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACIDS; CATALYTIC RESIDUES; DEHYDROQUINATE (DHQ); DIHYDROXY-ACETONE PHOSPHATE (DHAP); GENE PRODUCTS;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; GENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ENZYMES;

2 AMINO 3,7 DIDEOXY DEXTRO THREO HEPT 6 ULOSONIC ACID SYNTHASE; 3 DEHYDROQUINATE DEHYDRATASE; 6 DEOXY 5 KETOFRUCTOSE 1 PHOSPHATE; ALDEHYDE; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; DEHYDROQUINATE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROXYACETONE; FRUCTOSE; FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCEROL; LIGAND; LYSINE; MANNOHEPTULOSE; SCHIFF BASE; SHIKIMIC ACID; SYNTHETASE; TRANSALDOLASE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DEAMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EURYARCHAEOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS, AROMATIC; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; FRUCTOSEPHOSPHATES; HYDROGEN BONDING; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SCHIFF BASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARCHAEA; EURYARCHAEOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII;

EID: 34548673533     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi700934v     Document Type: Article

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