Investigations about N-aminopropyl transferases probably involved in biomineralization

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 27-37

  Romer, P ^a   Faltermeier, A ^a   Mertins, V ^a   Gedrange, T ^b   Mai, R ^b   Proff, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; N aminopropyl transferase; Polyamine; Thermospermine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLYAMINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTELLA MENEGHIANA; DIATOM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOGENIC POLYAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIATOMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 57349131678     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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