Response of Bacillus subtilis to high osmolarity: Uptake of carnitine, crotonobetaine and γ-butyrobetaine via the ABC transport system OpuC

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-90

  Kappes, Rainer M ^a   Bremer, Erhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ABC transporters; Acylcarnitines; Carnitine; Compatible solutes; Osmoprotection

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ACETYLCARNITINE; ACYLCARNITINE; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON 14; CARNITINE; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; OPUA;

EID: 0031963131     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-1-83     Document Type: Article

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