Synthesis and proteolytic degradation of nitrogenase in cultures of the unicellular cyanobacterium Gloeothece strain ATCC 27152

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1749-1758

  Reade, John P H ^a,b,c   Dougherty, Lisa J ^a   Rogers, Lyndon J ^b   Gallon, John R ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gloeothece; N2 fixation; Nitrogenase synthesis and degradation; Proteolytic enzymes; Unicellular cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GLOEOTHECE;

EID: 0032799161     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-7-1749     Document Type: Article

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