The SpoIIAA protein of Bacillus subtilis has GTP-binding properties

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6632-6634

  Najafi, S Mahmoud A ^a   Harris, David A ^a   Yudkin, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029904582     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6632-6634.1996     Document Type: Article

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