Tyrosine aminotransferase catalyzes the final step of methionine recycling in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1739-1747

  Heilbronn, Jacqueline ^a,b   Wilson, Judith ^a   Berger, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; TYROSINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033028593     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.6.1739-1747.1999     Document Type: Article

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