Isolation, characterization, and expression of the Corynebacterium glutamicum betP gene, encoding the transport system for the compatible solute glycine betaine

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5229-5234

  Peter, Heidi ^a   Burkovski, Andreas ^a   Krämer, Reinhard ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARNITINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLINE; PERMEASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 0029811839     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5229-5234.1996     Document Type: Article

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