Sequence analysis of the L-lactate dehydrogenase-encoding gene of Deinococcus radiodurans, a suitable mesophilic counterpart for Thermus

Gene

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-119

  Narumi, Issay ^a   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TAKASAKI ADVANCED RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic relationship; Radiation resistance; Sequence alignment; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCUS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; THERMUS; THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS CALDOPHILUS;

EID: 0029885344     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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