Characterization of the catalytic domain of Clostridium novyi alpha-toxin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 6378-6383

  Busch, C ^a   Schomig, K ^a   Hofmann, F ^a   Aktories, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; ASPARTIC ACID; CYTOTOXIN; MANGANESE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM NOVYI; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HELA CELLS; HUMAN; MANGANESE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

EID: 0033784714     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.11.6378-6383.2000     Document Type: Article

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