Contribution of cysteine desulfurase (NilS protein) to the biotin synthase reaction of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2879-2885

  Kiyasu, Tatsuya ^a   Asakura, Akira ^a   Nagahashi, Yoshie ^a   Hoshino, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NIPPON ROCHE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOTIN; BIOTIN SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LYASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SULFURTRANSFERASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034097778     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2879-2885.2000     Document Type: Article

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