Prenyltransferases as key enzymes in primary and secondary metabolism

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 7379-7397

  Winkelblech, Julia ^a   Fan, Aili ^a   Li, Shu Ming ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aromatic prenyltransferase; Dimethylallyltryptophan synthase; Peptide prenyltransferase; Phylogenetic relationships; Prenyl diphosphate synthase; Protein prenyltransferase; tRNA prenyltransferase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; ENZYMES; METABOLITES; PEPTIDES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS; PRENYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; PRENYLTRANSFERASE; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SYNTHASES;

METABOLISM;

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; DIPEPTIDE; PRENYLDIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; TRYPTOPHAN PRENYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,3 BUTADIENE DERIVATIVE; HEMITERPENE; ISOPRENE; PENTANE; PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CATALYSIS; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRENYLATION; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

BUTADIENES; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; HEMITERPENES; PENTANES; PRENYLATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEINS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TYROSINE;

EID: 84939571103     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6811-y     Document Type: Review

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