Characterization of the depletion of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 5609-5618

  Campbell, Tracey L ^a   Brown, Eric D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 C METHYL DEXTRO ERYTHRITOL 2,4 CYCLODIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ISOPRENOID; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; ERYTHRITOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOSPHORUS-OXYGEN LYASES; SUGAR PHOSPHATES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036785228     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.20.5609-5618.2002     Document Type: Article

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