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ligase activity

Known as: synthetase activity 
Catalysis of the joining of two substances, or two groups within a single molecule, with the concomitant hydrolysis of the diphosphate bond in ATP or… 
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1987
1987
Analysis of the role of cysteine residues in isopenicillin N synthetase activity by site-directed mutagenesis.
The predicted amino acid sequences of isopenicillin N synthetase from both Cephalosporium acremonium and Penicillium chrysogenum… 
1987
1987
Amino acid concentrations in Rhodospirillum rubrum during expression and switch-off of nitrogenase activity
The amino acid concentrations in the phototrophic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum were measured during growth under nif… 
1982
1982
Cloning and amplified expression of the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase genes of Bacillus stearothermophilus and Escherichia coli.
Two fragments of DNA which carry the genes coding for the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases of Escherichia coli and Bacillus… 
1979
1979
Responses of baboon cerebral and extracerebral arteries to prostacyclin and prostaglandin endoperoxide in vitro and in vivo.
The responses of baboon cerebral and extracerebral arteries to prostaglandin endoperoxide (PGH2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) were… 
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1978
Highly Cited
1978
Glutathione synthesis and degradation in fetal and adult rat liver and Novikoff hepatoma.
The in vitro activities of the three main enzymes involved in the synthesis and degradation of glutathione (γ-glutamyicysteine… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
Prostaglandin metabolism in the kidneys of spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Renal prostaglandins have been implicated in the regulation of blood pressure. We have therefore compared prostaglandin… 
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1975
Highly Cited
1975
On agents favoring prostaglandin f formation during biosynthesis.
The microsomal fraction of bovine vesicular gland catalyzed the conversion of eicosapolyenoic acids exclusively to prostaglandin… 
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1974
Highly Cited
1974
Mutants of Escherichia coli with temperature-sensitive malonyl coenzyme A-acyl carrier protein transacylase.
Abstract We have characterized two mutants of Escherichia coli in which fatty acid biosynthesis is adversely affected by elevated… 
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1967
Highly Cited
1967
Delta-aminolaevulinic acid synthetase activity in normal and porphyric human livers.
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1967
Highly Cited
1967
An on-off mechanism for liver glycogen synthetase activity.
A recent report from this laboratory described a time-dependent activation of rat liver glycogen synthetase (UDP-glucose…