Unique amino acid composition of proteins in halophilic bacteria

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 347-357

  Fukuchi, Satoshi ^a   Yoshimune, Kazuaki ^b   Wakayama, Mamoru ^c   Moriguchi, Mitsuaki ^b   Nishikawa, Ken ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Genome comparison; Halophiles; Nucleotide composition; Protein surface

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0037459217     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00150-5     Document Type: Article

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