Crystal structure and function of 5-formaminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide synthetase from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 205-217

  Zhang, Yang ^a   White, Robert H ^b   Ealick, Steven E ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHYDROLASE ACTIVITY; INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; RIBONUCLEOTIDES;

AMIDES; BACTERIA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYMES; LIGANDS; PHOSPHORYLATION;

NUCLEOTIDES;

5 AMINO 4 IMIDAZOLECARBOXAMIDE RIBOSIDE; 5 FORMAMINOIMIDAZOLE 4 CARBOXAMIDE RIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHETASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FORMYLAMINOCARBOXYIMIDAZOLE RIBONUCLEOTIDE; INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PURH GENE; PURINE SYNTHESIS; PURP GENE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; METHANOCOCCACEAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHORIBOSYLAMINOIMIDAZOLECARBOXAMIDE FORMYLTRANSFERASE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RIBONUCLEOTIDES;

METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 37849005665     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi701406g     Document Type: Article

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