Transient kinetics of the reaction catalysed by magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 382, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1009-1013

  Shepherd, Mark ^a,b   Hunter, C Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase; Methylation; Porphyrin

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; ESTERS; PORPHYRINS; QUENCHING; REACTION KINETICS;

PLASTIDS; TRANSIENT KINETICS;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHLOROPHYLL; MAGNESIUM; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTOPORPHYRIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERIZATION; KINETICS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 4744338362     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20040661     Document Type: Article

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