Computational studies on schiff-base formation: Implications for the catalytic mechanism of porphobilinogen synthase

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 963, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 479-489

  Erdtman, Edvin ^a,b   Bushnell, Eric A C ^c   Gauld, James W ^c   Eriksson, Leif A ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; Catalysis; Density functional theory; Porphobilinogen synthase; Schiff base

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054879916     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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