Biosynthesis of trehalose from maltooligosaccharides in Rhizobia

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 716-721

  Streeter, John G ^a   Bhagwat, Arvind ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Maltooligosyl trehalose synthase; Maltooligosyl trehalose trehalohydrolase; Symbiotic nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

MALTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GEL FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

AZORHIZOBIUM CAULINODANS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0033306741     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w99-050     Document Type: Article

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