Translation of the adhE transcript to produce ethanol dehydrogenase requires RNase III cleavage in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4327-4332

  Aristarkhov, A ^a   Mikulskis, A ^a   Belasco, J G ^a   Lin, E C C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; RIBONUCLEASE III;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RIBOSOME; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EID: 0029945236     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4327-4332.1996     Document Type: Article

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