Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylation as a benchmark for the catalytic proficiency of enzymes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 45, 2008, Pages 17328-17333

  Lewis Jr , Charles A ^a   Wolfenden, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Coproporphyrinogen; Decarboxylase; Evolution; Porphyrin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; OROTIDINE 5' PHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRROLYL 3 ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACETATES; CATALYSIS; DECARBOXYLATION; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE;

EID: 56249121931     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809838105     Document Type: Article

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