Cyanobacterial alkane biosynthesis further expands the catalytic repertoire of the ferritin-like 'di-iron-carboxylate' proteins

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 291-303

  Krebs, Carsten ^a   Bollinger, J Martin ^a   Booker, Squire J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DECARBONYLASE; ALKANE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FERRITIN; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBONYLATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS MARINUS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ALKANES; CYANOBACTERIA; FERRITINS; IRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 79953307747     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.02.019     Document Type: Review

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