A novel glucan-binding protein with lipase activity from the oral pathogen Streptococcus mutans

Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1947-1956

  Shah, Deepan S H ^a   Russell, Roy R B ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CARBOXYLESTERASE; DEXTRAN; FATTY ACID; GLUCAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROLASE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; POLYMER; SUCROSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE SEQUENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TOOTH PLAQUE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

EID: 3142655912     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26955-0     Document Type: Article

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