Heme-based oxygen sensor protein FixL: Its structure and function

International Congress Series

Volumn 1233, Issue C, 2002, Pages 251-257

  Shiro, Yoshitsugu ^a   Nakamura, Hiro ^a  

^a RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemoprotein; Histidine kinase; O2 sensor; Rhizobial bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242754263     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00236-4     Document Type: Article

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