Bacterial glutathione S-transferases: What are they good for?

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1431-1441

  Vuilleumier, Stéphane ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DICHLOROMETHANE; EPOXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBICIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; PESTICIDE; REDUCING AGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031056720     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1431-1441.1997     Document Type: Short Survey

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