Cofactor biosynthesis-still yielding fascinating new biological chemistry

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-125

  Begley, Tadhg P ^a   Chatterjee, Abhishek ^a   Hanes, Jeremiah W ^a   Hazra, Amrita ^a   Ealick, Steven E ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ENZYME; MOLYBDOPTERIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PORPHYRIN; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIMIDINE; THIAMINE; THIAZOLE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA; COENZYMES; YEASTS;

EID: 43049116428     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.02.006     Document Type: Review

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