Proteolysis in hyperthermophilic microorganisms

Archaea

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-74

  Ward, Donald E ^a   Shockley, Keith R ^a   Chang, Lara S ^a   Levy, Ryan D ^a   Michel, Joshua K ^a   Conners, Shannon B ^a   Kelly, Robert M ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Protease; Pyrococcus; Sulfolobus solfataricus; Thermotoga maritima

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMOTOGA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 0002999039     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/503191     Document Type: Review

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