Membrane-bound lytic endotransglycosylase in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 3441-3447

  Kraft, Angelika R ^a   Templin, Markus F ^a   Höltje, Joachim Volker ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031748682     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.13.3441-3447.1998     Document Type: Article

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