Significance of HPr in catabolite repression of α-amylase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 7014-7015

  Voskuil, Martin I ^a   Chambliss, Glenn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029809181     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.7014-7015.1996     Document Type: Article

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