Enzymes of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate metabolism in soybean and chickpea bacteroids

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4186-4190

  Kim, Suk Am ^a   Copeland, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEHYDROGENASE; ACETYL COENZYME A ACYLTRANSFERASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PEA; PLANT GROWTH; RHIZOBIUM; SOYBEAN; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; GLYCINE MAX; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 10344262547     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4186-4190.1996     Document Type: Article

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