AtzC is a new member of the amidohydrolase protein superfamily and is homologous to other atrazine-metabolizing enzymes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 152-158

  Sadowsky, Michael J ^a   Tong, Zhaokun ^a   De Souza, Mervyn ^a   Wackett, Lawrence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; AMIDASE; ATRAZINE; CYANURIC ACID; CYTOSINE DEAMINASE; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROLASE; MELAMINE; UREASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP. ADP;

EID: 0031973624     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.1.152-158.1998     Document Type: Article

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