ε-(γ-Glutamyl)lysine cross-links of spore coat proteins and transglutaminase activity in Bacillus subtilis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 157-160

  Kobayashi, Katsunori ^a   Kumazawa, Yoshiyuki ^a   Miwa, Kiyoshi ^a   Yamanaka, Shigeru ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Spore coat; Transglutaminase; ( Glutamyl)lysine

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; LYSINE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030297463     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00353-9     Document Type: Article

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