Prokaryotic DNA Mismatch Repair

Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-49

  Joseph, Nimesh ^a   Duppatla, Viswanadham ^a   Rao, Desirazu N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

BASE MISPAIRING; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

BASE PAIR MISMATCH; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33750628105     PISSN: 00796603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(06)81001-9     Document Type: Review

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