Characterization of the reverse gyrase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1721-1726

  Borges, Kim M ^a,c   Bergerat, Agnes ^b   Bogert, Allison M ^a   DiRuggiero, Jocelyne ^a   Forterre, Patrick ^b   Robb, Frank T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; METHANOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EURYARCHAEOTA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0031039353     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1721-1726.1997     Document Type: Article

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