Characterization of pectin methylesterase B, an outer membrane lipoprotein of Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 455-466

  Shevchik, Vladimir E ^a,b   Condemine, Guy ^a   Hugouvieux Cotte Pattat, Nicole ^a   Robert Baudouy, Janine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PECTINESTERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERWINIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030039270     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.389922.x     Document Type: Article

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