Application of a colorimetric assay to identify putative ribofuranosylaminobenzene 5′-phosphate synthase genes expressed with activity in Escherichia coli

Biological Procedures Online

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-77

  Bechard, Matthew E ^a   Chhatwal, Sonya ^a   Garcia, Rosemarie E ^a   Rasche, Madeline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Tetrahydrofolates

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; CHAPERONE; METHANOPTERIN; PHOSPHORIBOSYL PYROPHOSPHATE; SYNTHETASE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL INCLUSION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; INCUBATION TIME; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT GENE; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBUS; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 0347930814     PISSN: 14809222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1251/bpo48     Document Type: Article

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