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. 1997 Jun;179(12):4066–4070. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.12.4066-4070.1997

Structural studies of malate dehydrogenases (MDHs): MDHs in Brevundimonas species are the first reported MDHs in Proteobacteria which resemble lactate dehydrogenases in primary structure.

C Charnock 1
PMCID: PMC179222  PMID: 9190829

Abstract

The N-terminal sequences of malate dehydrogenases from 10 bacterial strains, representing seven genera of Proteobacteria, were determined. Of these, the enzyme sequences of species classified in the genus Brevundimonas clearly resembled those malate dehydrogenases with greatest similarity to lactate dehydrogenases. Additional evidence from subunit molecular weights, peptide mapping, and enzyme mobilities suggested that malate dehydrogenases from species of the genus Brevundimonas were structurally distinct from others in the study.

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