Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus tRNAGln Confines the Amidotransferase GatCAB to Asparaginyl-tRNAAsn Formation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 377, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 845-853

  Sheppard, Kelly ^a   Sherrer, R Lynn ^a   Söll, Dieter ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asp AdT; GatCAB; GatDE; Glu AdT; tRNA dependent amidotransferase

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARAGINE TRANSFER RNA; ENZYME GATCAB; ENZYME GATDE; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 40649114689     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.01.064     Document Type: Article

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