Purification and characterization of nfra1, a bacillus subtilis nitro/flavin reductase capable of interacting with the bacterial luciferase

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1978-1987

  Zenno, Shuhei ^a   Kobori, Toshiro ^b   Tanokura, Masaru ^b   Saigo, Kaoru ^a  

^a University of Tokyo   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Flavin reductase; Flavoprotein; Nitroreductase; Protein evolution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; LUCIFERASE; NFRA1 PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; NITROFURAL; NITROREDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROFURAZONE; NITROREDUCTASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032174885     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1978     Document Type: Article

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