The catabolite repressor/activator (Cra) protein of enteric bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3411-3417

  Saier Jr , Milton H ^a   Ramseier, Tom M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Nutrasweet Kelco Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; FRUCTOSE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; DNA BINDING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUCTOSE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029941168     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.12.3411-3417.1996     Document Type: Short Survey

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