Regulation of type II fatty acid synthase in Gram-positive bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-152

  Schujman, Gustavo E ^a   de Mendoza, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; MEMBRANE LIPID;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIPID METABOLISM; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX, TYPE II; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 42049114662     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.02.002     Document Type: Review

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