Isolation and characterization of an Escherichia coli B mutant strain defective in uracil catabolism

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1106-1109

  West, Thomas P ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase; Escherichia coli; Mutant; Reductive pathway; Uracil catabolism

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE; PYRIMIDINE; URACIL;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032467931     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-102     Document Type: Article

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