Function of genetically encoded pyrrolysine in corrinoid-dependent methylamine methyltransferases

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 484-491

  Krzycki, Joseph A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimethylamine; DMA; meTHF; Methyl tetrahydrofolate; MMA; Monomethylamine; TMA; Trimethylamine

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CORRINOID; DIMETHYLAMINE; IMINE; LYSINE; METHYLAMINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLYSINE; TRANSFER RNA; TRIMETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL BOND; CODON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA; METHYLATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMIDES; CODON; CORRINOIDS; DIMETHYLAMINES; IMINES; LYSINE; METHANE; METHYLAMINES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PYRROLES;

METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 4644255236     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2004.08.012     Document Type: Review

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