NolL of Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234 is required for O-acetyltransferase activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 957-964

  Berck, S ^a   Perret, X ^a   Quesada Vincens, D ^a   Prome J C ^b   Broughton, W J ^a   Jabbouri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOPOGONIUM CAERULEUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LOTUS HALOPHILUS; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII;

EID: 0032916455     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.957-964.1999     Document Type: Article

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