Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of the bacterial phytochrome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1927-1936

  Tasler, Ronja ^a   Moises, Tina ^a   Frankenberg Dinkel, Nicole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biliverdin; Histidine kinase; Linear tetrapyrrole; Photoreceptor; Two component system

Indexed keywords

BILIVERDIN; CYSTEINE; HEME OXYGENASE; LYASE; PHYTOCHROME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHROMATOPHORE; COLOR; COVALENT BOND; CYANOBACTERIUM; ISOMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BILIVERDINE; ISOMERISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHROME; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 17444391234     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04623.x     Document Type: Article

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