Open reading frame 176 in the photosynthesis gene cluster of Rhodobacter capsulatus encodes idi, a gene for isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 619-624

  Hahn, Frederick M ^a   Baker, Jonathan A ^a   Poulter, C Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CAROTENOID; ISOMERASE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE DELTA ISOMERASE; ISOPRENOID PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

CLARKIA BREWERI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; ORYZA SATIVA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030048551     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.619-624.1996     Document Type: Article

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