Crystal structure of a monomeric thiolase-like protein type 1 (TLP1) from Mycobacterium smegmatis.

An analysis of the Mycobacterium smegmatis genome suggests that it codes for several thiolases and thiolase-like proteins. Thiolases are an important family of enzymes that are involved in fatty acid metabolism. They occur as either dimers or tetramers. Thiolases catalyze the Claisen condensation of...

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Main Authors: Neelanjana Janardan, Rajesh K Harijan, Rikkert K Wierenga, Mathur R N Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3406046?pdf=render