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Characterization of a lipoate-protein ligase A gene of rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Gene - 15 May 2007
Kang Sang Gu, Jeong Hey Kyeong, Lee Eunkyung, Natarajan Savithiry
Abstract excerpt
Lipoic acid is an essential disulfide cofactor required for the lipoate-dependent enzymes including pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (KGDH), and glycine cleavage enzymes that function in key metabolic pathways in most prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Lipoic acid is covalently bound to lipoate-dependent enzymes by lipoate-protein ligase or lipoate transferase. Here, we characterized a...
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