Bacillus subtilis yckG and yckF encode two key enzymes of the ribulose monophosphate pathway used by methylotrophs, and yckH is required for their expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7154-7160

  Yasueda, Hisashi ^a   Kawahara, Yoshio ^a   Sugimoto, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; FORMALDEHYDE; RIBULOSE PHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032750845     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.23.7154-7160.1999     Document Type: Article

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