Molecular cloning, overexpression, purification, and characterization of an aerobic FMN-dependent azoreductase from Enterococcus faecalis

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 302-310

  Chen, Huizhong ^a   Wang, Rong Fu ^a   Cerniglia, Carl E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic azoreductase; Azo dye; Enterococcus faecalis; Human intestinal microflora

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642354143     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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