3-Deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) transferase of Legionella pneumophila transfers two Kdo residues to a structurally different lipid A precursor of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 4654-4657

  Brabetz, Werner ^a   Schirmer, Christiane E ^a   Brade, Helmut ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 DEOXY MANNO OCTULOSONIC ACID; LIPID A; TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LIPID A; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSFERASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033873933     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.16.4654-4657.2000     Document Type: Article

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