Insight into the reaction mechanism of the Escherichia coli cyclopropane fatty acid synthase: Isotope exchange and kinetic isotope effects

Biochimie

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1454-1457

  Guangqi, E ^a   Lesage, Denis ^b   Ploux, Olivier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Enzyme mechanism; Fatty acid cyclopropane synthase; Isotope exchange; Kinetic isotope effect; Ultra high resolution mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; ISOTOPE; METHYL CARBON 14; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLOPROPANATION; DEUTERIUM HYDROGEN EXCHANGE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PROTONS; SOLVENTS; TRITIUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77957124944     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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