Structure and function of radical SAM enzymes

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-476

  Layer, Gunhild ^a   Heinz, Dirk W ^a   Jahn, Dieter ^a   Schubert, Wolf Dieter ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

12 independent glycerol dehydratase activating enzyme; anaerobic ribonucleotide reductase activating enzyme; aRNR AE; benzylsuccinate synthase activating enzyme; BioB; biotin synthase; BssD AE; coproporphyrinogen III oxidase; DhaB2; ENDOR

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN SYNTHASE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; HYDROGEN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ATOM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GEOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; DEOXYADENOSINES; FREE RADICALS; IRON; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SULFUR; SULFURTRANSFERASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 4644292748     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2004.08.001     Document Type: Review

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