Control of nitrogen metabolism by Bacillus subtilis glutamine synthetase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 242-245

  Sonenshein, Abraham L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DIMER; DNA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA BINDING; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRESSOR GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 41049114242     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06174.x     Document Type: Note

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