Purification and molecular characterization of the electron transfer protein of methanesulfonic acid monooxygenase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1974-1979

  Higgins, Timothy P ^a   De Marco, Paolo ^a   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031001021     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.1974-1979.1997     Document Type: Article

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