Arginine catabolism in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 involves the urea cycle and arginase pathway

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1008-1015

  Quintero, María José ^a   Muro Pastor, Alicia María ^a   Herrero, Antonia ^a   Flores, Enrique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE INSERTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UREA CYCLE;

ARGINASE; ARGININE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CYANOBACTERIA; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; UREA;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0033983428     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.4.1008-1015.2000     Document Type: Article

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