(R)-citramalate synthase in methanogenic archaea

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 331-333

  Howell, David M ^a   Xu, Huimin ^a   White, Robert H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; SYNTHETASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; METHANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032924783     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.331-333.1999     Document Type: Article

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