Molybdenum and vanadium do not replace tungsten in the catalytically active forms of the three tungstoenzymes in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-167

  Mukund, Swarnalatha ^a   Adams, Michael W W ^a,b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MOLYBDENUM; TUNGSTEN; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 0030064820     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.163-167.1996     Document Type: Article

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