Biochemical identification of a lipoprotein with maltose-binding activity in the thermoacidophilic Gram-positive bacterium Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 733-737

  Herrmann, A ^a   Schlosser A ^b   Schmid, R ^c   Schneider, E ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Angewandte Genetik Der Mikroorganismen

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alicyc' bacillus acidocaldarius; Binding protein dependent transport system; Gram* bacteria; Maltose; Maltose uptake; Tnermoacidophile

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MALTOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOPROTEINS; MALTOSE; OPEN READING FRAMES;

EID: 0030276148     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)85120-0     Document Type: Article

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