High-affinity maltose/trehalose transport system in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus litoralis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4773-4777

  Xavier, Karina B ^a   Martins, Lígia O ^a   Peist, Ralf ^b   Kossmann, Marina ^b   Boos, Winfried ^b   Santos, Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON 14; DETERGENT; GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; PEPTONE; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TRANSPORT KINETICS; YEAST;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMOCOCCUS LITORALIS;

EID: 0029779716     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.4773-4777.1996     Document Type: Article

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