Rubrerythrin from Clostridium perfringens: Cloning of the gene, purification of the protein, and characterization of its superoxide dismutase function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7152-7158

  Lehmann, Yvan ^a   Meile, Leo ^a   Teuber, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON COMPLEX; METALLOPROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030474295     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7152-7158.1996     Document Type: Article

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