Thermoprotection by glycine betaine and choline

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2543-2548

  Caldas, Teresa ^a   Demont Caulet, Nathalie ^a   Ghazi, Alexandre ^b   Richarme, Gilbert ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Choline; Glycine betaine; Heat shock protein DnaK; Osmoprotectant; Thermoprotectant

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME DENATURATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENATURATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032855889     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-9-2543     Document Type: Article

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