A substrate radical intermediate in catalysis by the antibiotic resistance protein Cfr

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 422-427

  Grove, Tyler L ^a   Livada, Jovan ^a   Schwalm, Erica L ^a   Green, Michael T ^a   Booker, Squire J ^a   Silakov, Alexey ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEUTERIUM; PROTEIN CFR; PROTEIN RLMN; RADICAL; RNA; RNA 23S; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTINUOUS WAVE ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON NUCLEAR DOUBLE RESONANCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZE QUENCH ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METHYLATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84879413305     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1251     Document Type: Article

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