Purification and properties of aromatic amino acid aminotransferases from Azospirillum brasilense UAP 14 strain

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 294-298

  Soto Urzua, Lucia ^a   Xochinua Corona, Yolanda G ^a   Flores Encarnacion, Marcos ^a   Baca, Beatriz E ^a  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aromatic aminotransferase; Azospirillum brasilense; Indole acetic acid production

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC TRANSAMINASE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029866747     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-043     Document Type: Article

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