Acyl-acyl carrier protein is a donor of fatty acids in the nodA- dependent step in biosynthesis of lipochitin oligosaccharides by Rhizobia

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4053-4055

  Ritsema, Tita ^a   Lugtenberg, Ben J J ^a   Spaink, Herman P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIACEAE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 0030924394     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.12.4053-4055.1997     Document Type: Article

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