Structure and function of clostridial phospholipases C

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1277-1284

  Jepson, Marie ^a   Titball, Richard ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridia; Phospholipase C; Structure; Toxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CALCIUM BINDING; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033829232     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)01281-8     Document Type: Review

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