Cloning and expression of a gene encoding a bacterial enzyme for decontamination of organophosphorus nerve agents and nucleotide sequence of the enzyme

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1636-1641

  Cheng, Tu Chen ^a   Harvey, Steven P ^a   Chen, Grace L ^b  

^a US Army Edgewood Res Devmt E   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE P; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; PROLINE DIPEPTIDASE; SARIN; SOMAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALTEROMONAS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0029928952     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.5.1636-1641.1996     Document Type: Article

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