Influence of S-adenosylmethionine pool size on spontaneous mutation, dam methylation, and cell growth of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 6756-6762

  Posnick, Lauren M ^a   Samson, Leona D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 O METHYLGUANINE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROLASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA ALKYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHYLATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032703893     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.21.6756-6762.1999     Document Type: Article

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