Experimental evidence for the physiological role of bacterial luciferase in the protection of cells against oxidative stress

Current Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 379-382

  Szpilewska, Hanna ^a   Czyz, Agata ^b   Wȩgrzyn, Grzegorz ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LUCIFERASE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL PROTECTION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0141446088     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-4024-y     Document Type: Article

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