The Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases of Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus nidulans, and Aspergillus terreus: Purification and biochemical comparison with the Aspergillus fumigatus Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3326-3332

  Holdom, M D ^a   Hay, R J ^a   Hamilton, A J ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; SODIUM AZIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL FILTRATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0030036735     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.8.3326-3332.1996     Document Type: Article

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