Phosphofructokinase activities within the order spirochaetales and the characterisation of the pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase from Spirochaeta thermophila

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 401-406

  Ronimus, Ron S ^a   Morgan, Hugh W ^a   Ding, Yan Huai Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glycolysis; Leptospira; P yrophosphate; Phosphofructokinase; Spirochaeta; Spirochetes; Thermophile; Treponema

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TREPONEMA;

HALOPHILA; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; SPIROCHAETA; SPIROCHAETA ALKALICA; SPIROCHAETA ASIATICA; SPIROCHAETA HALOPHILA; SPIROCHAETA ISOVALERICA; SPIROCHAETA LITORALIS; SPIROCHAETA THERMOPHILA; SPIROCHAETA ZUELZERAE; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA BRYANTII; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMA PECTINOVORUM;

EID: 0032742835     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050777     Document Type: Article

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