A kinetic comparison of asparagine synthetase isozymes from higher plants

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-256

  Duff, Stephen M G ^a   Qi, Qungang ^a   Reich, Timothy ^a   Wu, Xiaoyun ^a   Brown, Todd ^a   Crowley, James H ^a   Fabbri, Brad ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Asparagine; Asparagine synthetase; Binding constants; Enzyme kinetics; Glutamine

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ISOENZYME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLUBILITY; SOYBEAN;

ASPARTATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; INCLUSION BODIES; ISOENZYMES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951679558     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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