Mechanism of action of S-ribosylhomocysteinase (LuxS)

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 492-497

  Pei, Dehua ^a   Zhu, Jinge ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4,5 dihydroxy 2,3 pentanedione; AI; autoinducer; DPD; Hcys; homocysteine; PLP; pyridoxal 5 phosphate; S adenosylhomocysteine; S adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase; S adenosylmethionine; S ribosylhomocystein; SAH; SAHH; SAM; SRH

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HOMOCYSTEINE; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; CATALYSIS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROLASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PENTANES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFIDES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 4644356394     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2004.08.003     Document Type: Review

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