Thermoprotection of Bacillus subtilis by Exogenously Provided Glycine Betaine and Structurally Related Compatible Solutes: Involvement of Opu Transporters

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1683-1693

  Holtmann, Gudrun ^a   Bremer, Erhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROLINE; PROTEIN OPU TRANSPORTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOLUTE; THERMOSTABILITY; WILD TYPE;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETAINE; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEAT; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROLINE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1542376971     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.6.1683-1693.2004     Document Type: Article

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