γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase, but Not YwrD, Is Important in Utilization of Extracellular Glutathione as a Sulfur Source in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1213-1214

  Minami, Hiromichi ^a   Suzuki, Hideyuki ^a   Kumagai, Hidehiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YWRD PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; SULFUR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1142310703     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.4.1213-1214.2004     Document Type: Article

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