Cobalamin-dependent and cobamide-dependent methyltransferases

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-666

  Matthews, Rowena G ^a   Koutmos, Markos ^a   Datta, Supratim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CORRINOID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHANOL; METHIONINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY YIELD; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A; ANIMALS; COBAMIDES; CORRINOIDS; HISTIDINE; IRON; LIGANDS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; SULFUR; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 57649094924     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2008.11.005     Document Type: Review

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