Direct sulfhydrylation for methionine biosynthesis in Leptospira meyeri

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 250-255

  Belfaiza, J ^a   Martel, A ^b   Margarita, D ^c   Saint Girons, I ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; METHIONINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA MEYERI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031936563     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.2.250-255.1998     Document Type: Article

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