Isolation of an active catalytic core of Streptococcus downei MFe28 GTF- I glucosyltransferase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2290-2292

  Monchois, Vincent ^a   Arguello Morales, Martha ^b,c   Russell, Roy R B ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^c INSA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DOWNEI;

EID: 0032913248     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2290-2292.1999     Document Type: Article

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