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Self-assembly and catalytic activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli

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Studies of the self-assembly of pyruvate dehydrogenase of Escherichia coli show that the catalytic activity is proportional to the state of assembly and uncover a novel functional connection of active sites in this multienzyme complex.

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    David L. Bates, Michael J. Danson, Geoffrey Hale, Elizabeth A. Hooper & Richard N. Perham

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Bates, D., Danson, M., Hale, G. et al. Self-assembly and catalytic activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli. Nature 268, 313–316 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/268313a0

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