Hyperinduction of nitrile hydratase acting on indole-3-acetonitrile in Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 176-181

  Kobayashi, M ^a   Fujita, T ^a   Shimizu, S ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE 3 ACETONITRILE; NITRILASE; NITRILE; NITRILE HYDRATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0029915661     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050667     Document Type: Article

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