Sequence analysis of the gene encoding a novel L-2,4-diaminobutyrate decarboxylase of Acinetobacter baumannii: Similarity to the group II amino acid decarboxylases

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 128-131

  Ikai, Hisato ^a   Yamamoto, Shigeo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1,3 Diaminopropane; Acinetobacter baumannii; L 2,4 Diaminobutyrate decarboxylase; Nucleotide sequence; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate enzyme

Indexed keywords

1,3 PROPANEDIAMINE; 2,4 DIAMINOBUTYRATE DECARBOXYLASE; AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ACINETOBACTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES; CARBOXY-LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

EID: 0029768869     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050366     Document Type: Article

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