Role of His243 in the phosphatase activity of EnvZ in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1413-1416

  Skarphol, Kelly ^a   Waukau, Jill ^a   Forst, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031053661     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.4.1413-1416.1997     Document Type: Article

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