Diffusion through channel derivatives of the Escherichia coli FhuA transport protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 4948-4959

  Braun, Michael ^a   Killmann, Helmut ^a   Maier, Elke ^b   Benz, Roland ^b   Braun, Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channel; Escherichia coli; FhuA transport protein

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FERRIC HYDROXAMATE UPTAKE PROTEIN COMPONENT A; FERRICHROME; MALTODEXTRIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036411842     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03195.x     Document Type: Article

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