Probing structure of heme A synthase from Bacillus subtilis by site-directed mutagenesis

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 625-633

  Mogi, Tatsushi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Dioxygen reduction; Heme A synthase; Mitochondria; Terminal oxidase

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; FERROCHELATASE; HEME A SYNTHASE; HISTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPECTROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEME; HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTANT PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN BINDING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 66749100801     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp017     Document Type: Article

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