Effects of osmotic stress on Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus: 13C-edited 1H-NMR studies of osmolyte turnover

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1427, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-204

  Ciulla, Rose A ^a   Roberts, Mary F ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Archaea; In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Methanogen; Osmolyte; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

BETA AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHANOCOCCUS THERMOLITHOTROPHICUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURNOVER TIME;

CARBON ISOTOPES; FORMIC ACIDS; LYSINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOCOCCUS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0032911079     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(99)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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