Rhodothermus marinus: A thermophilic bacterium producing dimeric and hexameric citrate synthase isoenzymes

Extremophiles

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-56

  Karlsson, Eva Nordberg ^a   Abou Hachem, Maher ^a   Holst, Olle ^a   Danson, Michael J ^b   Hough, David W ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 methyl citrate synthase; Metabolism; Protein thermostability; Rhodothermus; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOTHERMUS; RHODOTHERMUS MARINUS;

CITRATE SYNTHASE; ISOENZYME;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME STABILITY; HEAT; ISOENZYMES; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036483839     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920100226     Document Type: Article

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