The maltodextrin system of Escherichia coli: Metabolism and transport

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 8322-8331

  Dippel, Renate ^a   Boos, Winfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; GLYCOGEN; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GLUCANS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOGEN DEBRANCHING ENZYME SYSTEM; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MALTOSE; MUTATION; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES; TRISACCHARIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 28844506194     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.24.8322-8331.2005     Document Type: Article

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