Combined, functional genomic-biochemical approach to intermediary metabolism: Interaction of acivicin, a glutamine amidotransferase inhibitor, with Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3353-3364

  Smulski, Dana R ^a   Huang, Lixuan L ^a   McCluskey, Michael P ^a   Reeve, Mary Jane Gladnick ^a   Vollmer, Amy C ^a,b   Van Dyk, Tina K ^a   Larossa, Robert A ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIVICIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMINE; GLUTAMINE AMIDOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; HISTIDINE; PURINE; TRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA MICROARRAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

AMINOHYDROLASES; ANTHRANILATE SYNTHASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLUTAMINE; IMIDAZOLES; ISOXAZOLES; NITROGENOUS GROUP TRANSFERASES; RIBONUCLEOTIDES; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 0035039607     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.11.3353-3364.2001     Document Type: Article

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