The enzymatic activity of phosphoglycerate mutase from gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria requires Mn2+ and is pH sensitive

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 759-767

  Chander, Monica ^a   Setlow, Barbara ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Clostridium; Mn2+; Phosphoglycerate mutase; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE MUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PLANOCOCCUS CITREUS; POSIBACTERIA; SPOROSARCINA UREAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 0031738566     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-060     Document Type: Article

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