Characterization of two pore-forming proteins isolated from the outer membrane of Synechococcus PCC 6301

Current Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 321-326

  Hansel, Alfred ^a,b   Tadros, Monier H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PORINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0031966135     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900316     Document Type: Article

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