AqpZ-mediated water permeability in Escherichia coli measured by stopped-flow spectroscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 820-822

  Mallo, Rachael C ^a   Ashby, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN Z; BETAINE; PROLINE; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH RATE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

AQUAPORINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PERMEABILITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 30744440941     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.2.820-822.2006     Document Type: Article

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