Identification and characterization of an aliphatic amidase in Helicobacter pylori

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 989-998

  Skouloubris, Stéphane ^a   Labigne, Agnès ^a   De Reuse, Hilde ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; FORMAMIDASE; UREASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOCOCCUS SP.; TRIXIS;

EID: 0030953317     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi536.x     Document Type: Article

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