Isolation and characterization of a mutant defective in the production of methanol dehydrogenase from a new restricted facultative methanol- oxidizing bacterium

IUBMB Life

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-213

  Kang, Jin Kwon ^a   Kim, Si Wouk ^a   Jeong, Hye Gwang ^a   Park, Jong Kun ^b   Park, Yeal ^a   Lee, Jung Sup ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Methanol dehydrogenase; Methylotrophic bacteria; Tn5 mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSPOSON;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PROBES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; METHANOL; METHYLOBACILLUS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROPANOLS; SUCCINIC ACID;

EID: 0345466425     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/152165499307242     Document Type: Article

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