Relationship between Enzyme Activities Involved in Oxygen Metabolism and Oxygen Tolerance in Black-pigmented Bacteroides

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 1196-1199

  Amano, A ^a   Tamagawa, H ^a   Takagaki, M ^a   Murakami, Y ^a   Shizukuishi, S ^a   Tsunemitsu, A ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; NADH2 OXIDASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

BACTEROIDES; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0024075504     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345880670090901     Document Type: Article

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