Mutational analysis of the feedback sites of phenylalanine-sensitive 3- deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase of Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 761-762

  Kikuchi, Yoshimi ^a   Tsujimoto, Kumiko ^a   Kurahashi, Osamu ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

2 DEHYDRO 3 DEOXYPHOSPHOHEPTONATE ALDOLASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031001311     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.761-762.1997     Document Type: Article

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