Enzymatic characterization and inhibitor discovery of a new cystathionine γ-synthase from Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-68

  Kong, Yunhua ^a   Wu, Dalei ^a   Bai, Haiyun ^a   Han, Cong ^a   Chen, Jing ^a   Chen, Lili ^a   Hu, Lihong ^a,b   Jiang, Hualiang ^a,b   Shen, Xu ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cystathionine synthase; Helicobacter pylori; Inhibitor; Inhibitor type; Minimum inhibition concentration; Transsulfuration

Indexed keywords

9 HYDROXY ALPHA LAPACHONE; ALPHA LAPACHONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA SYNTHASE; HYDROXYAMINO ACID; NPLC 518; NPLC 519; NPLC 604; NPLC 605; PAULOWNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YANGAMBIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; CLONING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IC 50; METB GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 38849186664     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm194     Document Type: Article

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