Chemical modification of microcin J25 with diethylpyrocarbonate and carbodiimide: Evidence for essential histidyl and carboxyl residues

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 458-462

  Bellomio, Augusto ^a   Rintoul, María R ^a   Morero, Roberto D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Microcin; Peptides

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBOXYL GROUP; CYANAMIDE; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; GLYCINE METHYL ESTER; HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYLAMINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MICROCIN J25 DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT;

EID: 0037418765     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00373-5     Document Type: Article

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