Antibacterial agents that inhibit histidine protein kinase YycG of Bacillus subtilis

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2306-2310

  Yamamoto, Kaneyoshi ^a   Kitayama, Takashi ^a   Minagawa, Shu ^a   Watanabe, Takafumi ^a   Sawada, Seiji ^a,b   Okamoto, Tadashi ^a   Utsumi, Ryutaro ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Histidine kinase inhibitors; Signal transduction; Two component system

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMIDAZOLES; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN KINASES; SESQUITERPENES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035488552     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2306     Document Type: Article

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