Regulation of the α-galactosidase activity in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Characterization of the raffinose utilization system

Genome Research

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1189-1197

  Rosenow, Carsten ^a   Maniar, Mita ^a   Trias, Joaquim ^a  

^a Versicor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; RAFFINOSE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRUCTURAL GENE; SUGAR TRANSPORT;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RAFFINOSE; RNA, MESSENGER; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033451096     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.9.12.1189     Document Type: Article

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