Glycosylated triterpenoid saponin: A specific inhibitor of diguanylate cyclase from Acetobacter xylinum. Biological activity and distribution

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-159

  Ohana, Patricia ^b   Delmer, Deborah P ^a   Volman, Gail ^b   Benziman, Moshe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; c di GMP; dgc; GTS; Pisum sativum

Indexed keywords

DIGUANYLATE CYCLASE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; SAPONIN; TRITERPENOID;

ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0031887037     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029352     Document Type: Article

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