Characterisation of a binding-protein-dependent, active transport system for short-chain amides and urea in the methylotrophic bacterium Methylophilus methylotrophus

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 251, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 45-53

  Mills, James ^a   Wyborn, Neil R ^a   Greenwood, Jacqueline A ^a   Williams, Steven G ^a   Jones, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amide urea transport system; fmDEF; Methylophilus methylotrophus; Urea uptake

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UREA;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMIDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; PORINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; UREA;

EID: 0032518582     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2510045.x     Document Type: Article

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