Structural biology of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase

Amino Acids

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 451-460

  Bale, Shridhar ^a   Ealick, Steven E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation interactions; Polyamines; Protein evolution; Putrescine activation; Pyruvoyl cofactor

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; PUTRESCINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; EUKARYOTA; HOMO SAPIENS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; EUKARYOTA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953042159     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0404-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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