Determination of the amino acid residues required for the activity of the anti-rhizobial peptide antibiotic trifolitoxin

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 500-507

  Scupham, A J ^a,c   Triplett, E W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Chromophore; Glutamine modification; Nitrogen fixation; Root nodulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOACTIVITY; CHROMOPHORES; DISEASE CONTROL; NITROGEN FIXATION;

AGROBACTERIA; AMINO ACID RESIDUES; AMINO-ACIDS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GLUTAMINE MODIFICATION; ISOMERIC FORMS; NODULATION; PEPTIDE ANTIBIOTICS; ROOT NODULATION; SYNTHESISED;

PEPTIDES;

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRIFOLITOXIN 1; TRIFOLITOXIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RIBOSOME; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 33645112317     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02803.x     Document Type: Article

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