The product of the molybdenum cofactor gene mobB of Escherichia coli is a GTP-binding protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 690-697

  Eaves, Deborah J ^a   Palmer, Tracy ^a   Boxer, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Guanosine triphosphatase; Intrinsic protein fluorescence; Molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide; Protein FA

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031005344     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00690.x     Document Type: Article

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