Membrane-associated hexavalent chromium reductase of Bacillus megaterium TKW3 with induced expression

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 855-862

  Cheung, K H ^a   Lai, H Y ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bacillus megaterium; Bioremediation; Chromate reductase; Metalloid; Proteomics; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHROMIUM REDUCTASE; GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; MANNITOL; SELENIUM; SODIUM AZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEOMICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745617675     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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