Activity coupling and complex formation between bacterial luciferase and flavin reductases

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-188

  Tu, Shiao Chun ^a,b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKANAL MONOOXYGENASE (FMN LINKED); FLAVIN REDUCTASE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; OXYGEN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; REDUCING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 39049118381     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b713462b     Document Type: Review

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