The linker region of AraC protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7025-7030

  Eustance, Rebecca J ^a,b   Schleif, Robert F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; DRUG BINDING PROTEIN; LINK PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030447839     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7025-7030.1996     Document Type: Article

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