Effect of temperature on stability and activity of elongation factor 2 proteins from Antarctic and thermophilic methanogens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1328-1332

  Thomas, Torsten ^a   Cavicchioli, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 2; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ADAPTATION; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

ALCOHOLS; CATIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINACEAE; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCOIDES BURTONII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0033982036     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.5.1328-1332.2000     Document Type: Article

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