Synthesis and activity of Helicobacter pylori urease and catalase at low pH

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Bauerfeind, P ^a,c   Garner, R ^a   Dunn, B E ^b   Mobley, H L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catalase; Helicobacter pylori; pH; Urease

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031042034     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.1.25     Document Type: Article

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