Experimental evolution of Ebg enzyme provides clues about the evolution of catalysis and to evolutionary potential

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Hall, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebg; Enzyme kinetics; Escherichia coli; Evolutionary potential; Experimental evolution; Transition state; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CATALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032902477     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00096-8     Document Type: Review

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