Purification and properties of mercuric reductase from Azotobacter chroococcum

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-12

  Ghosh, S ^a   Sadhukhan, P C ^a   Chaudhuri, J ^a   Ghosh, D K ^a   Mandal, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PURIFICATION;

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; CATALYSE; MATRIX; MERCURIC IONS; MERCURIC REDUCTASE; MERCURY (METALS); MERCURY RESISTANCE; PROPERTY; REDUCING POWER; SINGLE BAND;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); BACTERIAL ENZYME; MERCURY (II) REDUCTASE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM;

EID: 0032956589     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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