Cloning, sequence analysis and overexpression of the rhodanese gene of Azotobacter vinelandii

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 240-248

  Colnaghi, R ^a   Pagani, S ^a   Kennedy, C ^a   Drummond, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azotobacter vinelandii; Gene sequence; Overexpression; Rhodanese

Indexed keywords

THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0029867422     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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