Physiological regulation, purification and properties of urease from Methylophilus methylotrophus

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Greenwood, Jaqueline A ^a   Mills, James ^a   Tyler, Paul D ^a   Jones, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methylophilus methylotrophus; Physiological regulation; Purification and properties; Urease

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; AMMONIA; FORMAMIDE; UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032031435     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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