MJ0400 from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii exhibits fructose-1,6- bisphosphate aldolase activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-41

  Samland, Anne K ^a   Wang, Mei ^a   Sprenger, Georg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeal FBP aldolase; Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis; Carbon metabolism; Heat stability; MJ0400; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 3,7 DIDEOXY DEXTRO THREO HEPT 6 ULOSONIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ERYTHROSE 4 PHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; SHIKIMIC ACID; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STABILITY; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII;

EID: 40349111427     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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