A topological model for the general aromatic amino acid permease, AroP, of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3317-3323

  Cosgriff, Angela J ^a   Pittard, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PERMEASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030977049     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3317-3323.1997     Document Type: Article

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