Purification and characterization of an oxygen-sensitive, reversible 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate decarboxylase from Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3539-3543

  He, Zhongqi ^a   Wiegel, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; SEDIMENTIBACTER HYDROXYBENZOICUS; FELIS CATUS;

CARBOXYLYASE; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXYLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOXY-LYASES; CATECHOLS; CLOSTRIDIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029891655     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.12.3539-3543.1996     Document Type: Article

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