Characterization of an acyl-CoA: Carboxylate CoA-transferase from Aspergillus nidulans involved in propionyl-CoA detoxification

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 642-656

  Fleck, Christian B ^a   Brock, Matthias ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID; ACYL COENZYME A:CARBOXYLATE COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; METHYLCITRATE SYNTHASE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONYL COENZYME A; SUCCINYL COENZYME A; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBON SOURCE; DELETION MUTANT; DETOXIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACYL COENZYME A; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBON; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COENZYME A-TRANSFERASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; KINETICS; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE DELETION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 41749116599     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06180.x     Document Type: Article

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