Biochemical identification and biophysical characterization of a channel-forming protein from Rhodococcus erythropolis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 764-770

  Lichtinger, Thomas ^a   Reiss, Gila ^a   Benz, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CHANNEL GATING; ION PERMEABILITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033979868     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.764-770.2000     Document Type: Article

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