Characterization of Bacillus anthracis arginase: Effects of pH, temperature, and cell viability on metal preference

BMC Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Viator, Ryan J ^a   Rest, Richard F ^b   Hildebrandt, Ellen ^c   McGee, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; COBALT; MANGANESE; NICKEL; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PH; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ARGINASE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; COBALT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 44949185456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-9-15     Document Type: Article

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