Cloning of the gene encoding α-methylserine hydroxymethyltransferase from Aminobacter sp. AJ110403 and Ensifer sp. AJ110404 and characterization of the recombinant enzyme

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3002-3005

  Nozaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Kuroda, Shinji ^a   Watanabe, Kunihiko ^a   Yokozeki, Kenzo ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

methylserine hydroxymethyltransferase; Aminobacter; Ensifer; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate; Tetrahydrofolate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

AMINOBACTER; ENSIFER; GENES ENCODING; HOMODIMERS; PURIFIED ENZYMES; RECOMBINANT ENZYMES; TETRAHYDROFOLATE;

GENE ENCODING;

GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRECIPITATION; SINORHIZOBIUM;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PRECIPITATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SINORHIZOBIUM;

AMINOBACTER; ENSIFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 56749161361     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80255     Document Type: Article

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