Characterization of the hca cluster encoding the dioxygenolytic pathway for initial catabolism of 3-phenylpropionic acid in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2915-2923

  Díaz, Eduardo ^a   Ferrández, Abel ^a   García, José L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CINNAMIC ACID; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROCINNAMIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE ORDER; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032463020     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.11.2915-2923.1998     Document Type: Article

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