Methionine regeneration and aminotransferases in Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus anthracis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2418-2431

  Berger, Bradley J ^a   English, Shane ^a   Chan, Gene ^b   Knodel, Marvin H ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Canada West Biosciences Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GENE PRODUCT; ISOLEUCINE; KETOMETHIOBUTYRATE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN ASPB; PROTEIN PATA; PROTEIN YKRV; PROTEIN YUGH; PROTEIN YWFG; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINATION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BUTYRATES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ISOENZYMES; METHIONINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE CYCLING;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037384217     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.8.2418-2431.2003     Document Type: Article

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