Isotope and elemental effects indicate a rate-limiting methyl transfer as the initial step in the reaction catalyzed by Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 42, 2004, Pages 13510-13524

  Iwig, David F ^a   Grippe, Anthony T ^a   McIntyre, Timothy A ^a   Booker, Squire J ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 330 South Frear Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REACTION KINETICS;

CYCLOPROPANE FATTY ACIDS (CFA); ELECTROPHILIC ADDITION; POLAR CHEMISTRY; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS (UFA);

FATTY ACIDS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBENE; CARBON; CATION; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; ISOTOPE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ILEX COOKII;

EID: 6344243372     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi048692h     Document Type: Article

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