DNA topoisomerases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 751-761

  Manjunatha, U H ^a   Madhusudan, K ^a   Unniraman, S ^a   Sikder, D ^a   Chatterjee, M ^a   Bhaduri, T ^a   Radha, D R ^a   Nagaraja, V ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

DNA gyrase; Mycobacteria; Supercoiling; Topoisomerases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION;

MYCOBATERIA; SUPERCOILING; TOPOISOMERASES; TUBERCULOSIS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

EID: 34548833555     PISSN: 09704140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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