Purification and characterization of Helicobacter pylori arginase, RocF: Unique features among the arginase superfamily

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1952-1962

  McGee, David J ^a   Zabaleta, Jovanny ^b   Viator, Ryan J ^c   Testerman, Traci L ^a   Ochoa, Augusto C ^b   Mendz, George L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arginase; Cobalt; Helicobacter pylori; Ornithine; Urea

Indexed keywords

ACID; ARGINASE; ARGININE; COBALT; MANGANESE; NICKEL;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC CODE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA TRANSLATION; ROC F GENE; UREA CYCLE;

ARGINASE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COBALT; DITHIOTHREITOL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANGANESE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; NICKEL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2442712483     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04105.x     Document Type: Article

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