Genetic Organization and Characterization of the mau Gene Cluster, which Concerned the Initial Step of Electron Transport Chains Involved in Methylamine Oxidation of the Obligate Methylotroph Methylomonas sp. Strain J

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 502-510

  Taguchi, Katsuhiko ^a,b   Kudo, Toshiaki ^b   Tobari, Jiro ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azurin; Blue copper protein; Mau gene cluster; Methylamine dehydrogenase; Obligate methylotroph

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENZYMES; OXIDATION;

GENE CLUSTER ENCODING; HOMOLOGY; METHYLAMINE DEHYDROGENASE; NORTHERN BLOTTING ANALYSIS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031361823     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)81902-2     Document Type: Article

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