Structural insights for the substrate recognition mechanism of LL-diaminopimelate aminotransferase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1814, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1528-1533

  Watanabe, Nobuhiko ^a   James, Michael N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aminotransferase; Arabidopsis thaliana; Chlamydia; Diaminopimelate; Lysine biosynthesis; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; RHODANINE; SUCCINYLDIAMINOPIMELATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; TYROSINE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSAMINASES;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE;

EID: 80054679188     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: 18781454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.03.008     Document Type: Review

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