Analysis of a dextran-binding domain of the dextranase of Streptococcus mutans

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-227

  Morisaki, H ^a   Igarashi, T ^a   Yamamoto, A ^a   Goto, N ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; ION EXCHANGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BINDING ABILITIES; BINDING DOMAIN; CONSERVED REGIONS; DELETION MUTANTS; DEXTRANASE; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS; GLUCANS; N-TERMINALS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

DEXTRAN;

DEXTRAN; DEXTRANASE; GLUCAN;

MUTATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0036038582     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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