Nitric oxide, nitrite, and Fnr regulation of hmp (flavohemoglobin) gene expression in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5487-5492

  Poole, Robert K ^a   Anjum, Muna F ^a,c   Membrillo Hernández, Jorge ^a   Kim, Sung Oog ^a   Hughes, Martin N ^a   Stewart, Valley ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ARCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0029831326     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5487-5492.1996     Document Type: Article

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