Three separate proteins constitute the magnesium chelatase of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 235, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 438-443

  Willows, Robert D ^a   Gibson, Lucien C D ^b   Kanangara, C Gamini ^a   Hunter, C Neil ^b   Von Wettstein, Diter ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chelatase; chlorophyll; magnesium; protoporphyrin; Rhodobacter

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM CHELATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RHODOBACTER;

EID: 0030047565     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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