Sequence analysis of the GntII (Subsidiary) system for gluconate metabolism reveals a novel pathway for L-idonic acid catabolism in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3704-3710

  Bausch, Christoph ^a   Peekhaus, Norbert ^a   Utz, Cristina ^a   Blais, Tessa ^a   Murray, Elizabeth ^a   Lowary, Todd ^a   Conway, Tyrrell ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5 KETO DEXTRO GLUCONATE REDUCTASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID KINASE; IDONIC ACID; IDONIC ACID 5 DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN IDN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032447867     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.14.3704-3710.1998     Document Type: Article

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