Analysis of cellular polyamne of slime molds in comparison of the polyaminr profiles of phylogenetically related organisms

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-112

  Hamana, Koei ^a   Hagiwara, Hiromitsu ^b   Yamanoto, Yukinori ^c  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^c Sakawa High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Homospermidine; Polyamine; Slime mold

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CADAVERINE; NORSPERMINE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMOEBA; AMOEBA PROTEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUITING BODY; MICROSPORUM; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MYXOMYCETES; PHYLOGENY;

MYXOGASTRIA;

BIOGENIC POLYAMINES; MYXOMYCETES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33745197985     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.52.107     Document Type: Article

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