The 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Haloferax volcanii

Extremophiles

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Al Mailem, Dina M ^a   Hough, David W ^b   Danson, Michael J ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Oxoacid dehydrogenase; Archaea; Haloferax; Multienzyme complex; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; METABOLISM; OPERON; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOPLASMA;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; GENES, ARCHAEAL; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; OPERON; THERMOPLASMA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HALOFERAX; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; THERMOPLASMA ACIDOPHILUM;

EID: 38049058406     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-007-0091-0     Document Type: Article

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