Characterization of a second lysine decarboxylase isolated from Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 4486-4492

  Kikuchi, Yoshimi ^a   Kojima, Hiroyuki ^a   Tanaka, Takashi ^a   Takatsuka, Yumiko ^b   Kamio, Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030840870     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.14.4486-4492.1997     Document Type: Article

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