Characterization of a gene cluster for glycogen biosynthesis and a heterotetrameric ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4689-4698

  Takata, Hiroki ^a   Takaha, Takeshi ^a   Okada, Shigetaka ^a   Takagi, Masahiro ^b   Imanaka, Tadayuki ^c  

^a EZAKI GLICO CO LTD   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030872426     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4689-4698.1997     Document Type: Article

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