Isolation of copper biochelates from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b and soluble methane monooxygenase mutants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1115-1122

  Téllez, Carlos M ^a   Gaus, Kristen P ^b,d   Graham, David W ^c   Arnold, Robert G ^a   Guzman, Roberto Z ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d Texas Nat Rsrc Conserv Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LIGAND; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGAND BINDING; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MUTANT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0344505236     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.3.1115-1122.1998     Document Type: Article

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