Purification, properties, and sequence of glycerol trinitrate reductase from Agrobacterium radiobacter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7796-7802

  Snape, Jason R ^a,c   Walkley, Neal A ^a   Morby, Andrew P ^a   Nicklin, Stephen ^b   White, Graham F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DERA Fort Halstead   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; METAL ION; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RADIOBACTER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030867134     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.24.7796-7802.1997     Document Type: Article

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