Isozymic nature of spore coat-associated alanine racemase of Bacillus subtilis

Amino Acids

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 375-387

  Kanda Nambu, K ^a   Yasuda, Yoko ^a   Tochikubo, K ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alanine racemase; Amino acid; Bacillus subtilis; Inhibitors; Isozyme; Kinetics; Spore coat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE RACEMASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIPHENYLAMINE; HYDROXYLAMINE; ISOENZYME; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PENICILLAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; DENATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033920288     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007260070076     Document Type: Article

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