S-adenosylmethionine-binding properties of a bacterial phospholipid N-methyltransferase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3473-3481

  Aktas, Meriyem ^a   Gleichenhagen, Jan ^a   Stoll, Raphael ^a   Narberhaus, Franz ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; DIMETHYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MONOMETHYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CONSENSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METHYLATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BINDING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960394971     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01539-10     Document Type: Article

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