Pyruvate carboxylase from Rhizobium etli: Mutant characterization, nucleotide sequence, and physiological role

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 5960-5970

  Dunn, Michael F ^a   Encarnación, Sergio ^a   Araíza, Gisela ^a   Vargas, M Carmen ^a   Dávalos, Araceli ^a   Peralta, Humberto ^a   Mora, Yolanda ^a   Mora, Jaime ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; SUCCINIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0029795574     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.5960-5970.1996     Document Type: Article

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