Role of putrescine in the regulation of the expression of the oxidative stress defense genes of Escherichia coli

Mikrobiologiya

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 168-173

  Tkachenko, A G ^a   Nesterova, L Yu ^a   Pshenichnov, M P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GENETICS OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA topology; Expression of the genes; Oxidative stress; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

PUTRESCINE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PUTRESCINE;

EID: 0035290658     PISSN: 00263656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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