From genome to enzyme: Analysis of key glycolytic and oxidative pentose-phosphate pathway enzymes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 758-763

  Knowles, Vicki L ^a   Plaxton, William C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Cyanobacteria; Genome sequence; Glycolysis; Oxidative pentose phosphate pathway; Synechocystis

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOLYSIS; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0042697730     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcg086     Document Type: Article

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