Bacterial nonspecific acid phosphohydrolases: Physiology, evolution and use as tools in microbial biotechnology

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 833-850

  Rossolini, G M ^a   Schippa, S ^b   Riccio, M L ^a   Berlutti, F ^b   Macaskie, L E ^c   Thaller, M C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid phosphohydrolases; Bacteria; Genetics; Microbial biotechnology; Molecular evolution; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0031689411     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050212     Document Type: Review

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