Microbial metallothioneins

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2001, Pages 183-213

  Robinson, Nigel J ^a   Whitehall, Simon K ^a   Cavet, Jennifer S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SENSOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0034990167     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2911(01)44014-8     Document Type: Review

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