S-formylglutathione hydrolase of Paracoccus denitrificans is homologous to human esterase D: A universal pathway for formaldehyde detoxification?

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6296-6299

  Harms, Nellie ^a   Ras, Joyce ^a   Reijnders, Willem N M ^a   Van Spanning, Rob J M ^a   Stouthamer, Adriaan H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; FORMALDEHYDE; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTATHIONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DETOXIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029967019     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6296-6299.1996     Document Type: Article

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