Guanosine pentaphosphate synthetase from Streptomyces antibioticus is also a polynucleotide phosphorylase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4281-4288

  Jones, George H ^a   Bibb, Mervyn J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DACTINOMYCIN; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; POLYADENYLIC ACID; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES ANTIBIOTICUS;

EID: 0029974966     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4281-4288.1996     Document Type: Article

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