Noncanonical reactions of flavoenzymes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 14219-14242

  Sobrado, Pablo ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyl dihydroxyacetonephosphate synthase; Chorismate synthase; Flavoenyzmes; Non redox reaction; Novel function; Type II isopentenyl diphosphate dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase; UDP galactopyranose mutase

Indexed keywords

ALKYLGLYCERONE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CHORISMATE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROXYACETONE PHOSPHATE; DIMETHYLALLYL DIPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; FLAVOPROTEIN; ISOMERASE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE GALACTOPYRANOSE MUTASE; ALKYLGLYCERONE-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; ENZYME; ISOPENTENYLDIPHOSPHATE DELTA-ISOMERASE; LYASE; MUTASE; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSFERASE; UDP-GALACTOPYRANOSE MUTASE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CARBON-CARBON DOUBLE BOND ISOMERASES; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; FLAVINS; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHORUS-OXYGEN LYASES;

EID: 84870713545     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms131114219     Document Type: Review

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