Characterization of a thermosensitive Escherichia coli aspartyl-tRNA synthetase mutant

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3691-3696

  Martin, Franck ^a   Sharples, Gary J ^b   Lloyd, Robert G ^b   Eiler, Sylvia ^c   Moras, Dino ^c   Gangloff, Jean ^a   Eriani, Gilbert ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL MOLEC ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT SENSITIVITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030908535     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3691-3696.1997     Document Type: Article

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