Biochemical Characterization of a Thermostable Adenosylmethionine Synthetase from the Archaeon Pyrococcus Furiosus with High Catalytic Power

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2916-2933

  Porcelli, Marina ^a   Ilisso, Concetta Paola ^a   De Leo, Ester ^a   Cacciapuoti, Giovanna ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosylmethionine synthetase; Archaea; Hyperthermostability; Methionine adenosyltransferase; Pyrococcus furiosus; S Adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; CLONING; ENZYMES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ARCHAEA; HYPERTHERMOSTABILITY; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SYNTHETASES;

MICROORGANISMS;

METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; LIGASE; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME STABILITY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMOCOCCUS KODAKARENSIS; THERMOSTABILITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARCHAEA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMOCOCCUS KODAKARENSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BIOCATALYSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME STABILITY; KINETICS; LIGASES; METHIONINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84924020471     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1476-7     Document Type: Article

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