Isolation and characterization of Synechococcus PCC7942 promoters: tRNA(pro) gene functions as a promoter

Current Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 210-216

  Chungjatupornchai, Wipa ^a   Senawong, Thanaset ^a   Panyim, Sakol ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA FRAGMENT; NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033037071     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006789     Document Type: Article

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