Contrasting sensitivities of Escherichia coli aconitases A and B to oxidation and iron depletion

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 221-230

  Varghese, Shery ^a   Tang, Yue ^b   Imlay, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CELL EXTRACT; CITRIC ACID; HYDROLYASE; IRON; IRON CHELATE; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDIZING AGENT; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SOXS; SUPEROXIDE; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON DEPLETION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037214441     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.1.221-230.2003     Document Type: Article

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