Evidence of a role for LytB in the nonmevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 5841-5848

  Cunningham F X , Jr ^a   Lafond, T P ^a   Gantt, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENOID; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PYROPHOSPHATE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PENTOSEPHOSPHATES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SYNECHOCYSTIS GROUP; TRANSFERASES;

ADONIS AESTIVALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0033813444     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.20.5841-5848.2000     Document Type: Article

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