Characterization of an acid-dependent arginine decarboxylase enzyme from Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 7376-7383

  Giles, Teresa N ^a   Graham, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTIPORTER; ARGININE; ARGININE AGMATINE ANTIPORTER; ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POLYAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACIDS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGININE; CARBOXY-LYASES; CHLAMYDIALES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ADIA; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDIALES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EURYARCHAEOTA;

EID: 35048884780     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00772-07     Document Type: Article

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