Acetylglutamate synthase from Neurospora crassa: Structure and regulation of expression

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-554

  Yu, Yeon Gyu ^a   Turner, Gloria E ^a   Weiss, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; GLUTAMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0242696523     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.1321494.x     Document Type: Article

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