Characterization of a bifunctional glyoxylate cycle enzyme, malate synthase/isocitrate lyase, of Euglena gracilis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-133

  Nakazawa, Masami ^a   Nishimura, Masaaki ^a   Inoue, Kengo ^a   Ueda, Mitsuhiro ^a   Inui, Hiroshi ^a   Nakano, Yoshihisa ^a   Miyatake, Kazutaka ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; cold adapted chaperonin; gene fusion; heterologous expression; mitochondria

Indexed keywords

GLYOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; MITOCHONDRION; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; EUGLENA GRACILIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; EUGLENA GRACILIS; GLYOXYLATES; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUGLENA GRACILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79952792475     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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