A class II fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase from a halophilic archaebacterium Haloferax mediterranei

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-241

  D'Souza, Sandra E ^a   Altekar, Wijaya ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Class II aldolase; Divalent metal; EDTA; Enzyme purification; Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate; Haloferax mediterranei; Halophilic; Metal chelator

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; FERROUS ION; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HALOFERAX; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOFERAX; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI;

EID: 0031770495     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.235     Document Type: Article

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