Characterization of the aes gene of Escherichia coli encoding an enzyme with esterase activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7679-7686

  Peist, Ralf ^a   Koch, Andreas ^a   Bolek, Petra ^a   Sewitz, Sven ^a   Kolbus, Thomas ^a   Boos, Winfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; 4ALPHA GLUCANOTRANSFERASE; ACETYLESTERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; MALTOSE; TRIACETIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGAR TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030781626     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.24.7679-7686.1997     Document Type: Article

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