In vitro processing activity of Bacillus subtilis polynucleotide phosphorylase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 329-342

  Mitra, Sutapa ^a   Hue, Kim ^a   Bechhofer, David H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030023583     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.378906.x     Document Type: Article

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