Evidence for intracellular and extracellular dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) lyases and DMSP uptake sites in two species of marine bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3182-3188

  Yoch, Duane C ^a   Ansede, John H ^a   Rabinowitz, Kristina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONIC ACID; LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCEANIMONAS DOUDOROFFII; PSEUDOMONAS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0030853328     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3182-3188.1997     Document Type: Article

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