Sequence of the bchG gene from Chloroflexus aurantiacus: Relationship between chlorophyll synthase and other polyprenyltransferases

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3369-3373

  Lopez, John C ^a   Ryan, Shannon ^a   Blankenship, Robert E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL SYNTHASE; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; POLYPRENYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLOROFLEXUS AURANTIACUS; DATA BASE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESTERIFICATION; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029975508     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3369-3373.1996     Document Type: Article

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