Molecular phylogenetics of DNA 5mC-methyltransferases

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-30

  Bujnicki, Janusz M ^a,b   Radlinska, Monika ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EUBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOFTWARE; VIRUSES;

EID: 0033036197     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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