Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Glucose-1-phosphate Thymidylyltransferase: Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression in E.coli

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 230-236

  Eun, Suk Ho ^a   Kim, Dae Jin ^a   Kim, Yu Sam ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Glucose 1 phosphate thymidylyltransferase; Rhamnose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035636477     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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