D-Amino acids in the brain: Structure and function of pyridoxal phosphate-dependent amino acid racemases

FEBS Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3527-3537

  Yoshimura, Tohru ^a   Goto, Masaru ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alanine racemase; Aspartate racemase; D amino acid; D serine; Molecular evolution; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate; Reaction mechanism; Serine racemase; Structural biology

Indexed keywords

ALANINE RACEMASE; ASPARTATE RACEMASE; DEXTRO AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; RACEMASE; SERINE RACEMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ISOMERASE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; BRAIN METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOMERISM; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

ALANINE RACEMASE; AMINO ACID ISOMERASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BRAIN; ISOMERISM; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; SERINE;

EID: 50549102620     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06516.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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