Cloning and expression of gene encoding a novel endoglycoceramidase of Rhodococcus sp. strain C9

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-152

  Sakaguchi, Keishi ^a   Okino, Nozomu ^a   Sueyoshi, Noriyuki ^a   Izu, Hiroyuki ^b   Ito, Makoto ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAKARA SHUZO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoglycoceramidase; Gangliosides; Glycosphingolipids; Homology cloning; NEP sequence; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

ACYLSPHINGOSINE DEACYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0033930341     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022725     Document Type: Article

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