3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase from Haloferax volcanii: Purification, characterization, and expression in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-23

  Bischoff, Kenneth M ^a,b   Rodwell, Victor W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; MEVINOLIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HALOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS MEVALONII;

EID: 0030029174     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.19-23.1996     Document Type: Article

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