Structure of Phytoene Desaturase Provides Insights into Herbicide Binding and Reaction Mechanisms Involved in Carotene Desaturation

Structure

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1222-1232.e3

  Brausemann, Anton ^a   Gemmecker, Sandra ^a   Koschmieder, Julian ^a   Ghisla, Sandro ^b   Beyer, Peter ^a   Einsle, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

carotene desaturation; carotenoids; flavoproteins. phytoene desaturase; herbicide; norflurazon; plastoquinone

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; ENZYME; FLAVOPROTEIN; HERBICIDE; NORFLURAZON; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; PLASTOQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; (ALL-E) PHYTOENE; CAROTENOID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOENE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; ELECTRON; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ISOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOMERISM; METABOLISM; ORYZA;

CAROTENOIDS; HERBICIDES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; ISOMERISM; ORYZA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLASTOQUINONE; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRIDAZINES;

EID: 85021340958     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: 18784186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.06.002     Document Type: Article

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