Purification and characterization of malate dehydrogenase from the syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacterium strain MPOB

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 141-144

  Van Kuijk, Bernardina L M ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fumarate fermentation; Malate dehydrogenase; Propionate oxidation; Syntrophy

Indexed keywords

FUMARIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROPIONIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030297252     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00349-7     Document Type: Article

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