Translocation of the precursor of α-amylase into Bacillus subtilis membrane vesicles

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 690-697

  Van Wely, Karel H M ^a   Swaving, Jelto ^a   Driessen, Arnold J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Membrane; Protein translocation; Translocation

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA-AMYLASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME PRECURSORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE;

BACILLI; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032145536     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2550690.x     Document Type: Article

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