Regulation of the glutamate racemase of Escherichia coli investigated by site-directed mutagenesis

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-49

  Doublet, Patricia ^a   Van Heijenoort, Jean ^a   Mengin Lecreulx, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RACEMASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029764197     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.43     Document Type: Article

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