Streptococci and lactococci synthesize large amounts of HPr(Ser-P)(His-P)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 941-949

  Roy, Denis J ^a   Casabon, Israël ^a   Vaillancourt, Katy ^a   Huot, Jonathan L ^a   Vadeboncoeur, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doubly phosphorylated HPr; EI and HprK P; HPr(Ser P) and HPr(His P); Lactococci; Phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

DOUBLY PHOSPHORYLATED HPR; EI AND HPRK/P; HPR(SER-P) AND HPR(HIS-P); LACTOCOCCI; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE:SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCI;

PHOSPHORYLATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GRAMICIDIN D; HISTIDINE; PROTEIN HPR; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LACTOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; LACTOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PHOSPHORYLASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

EID: 55849132649     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-085     Document Type: Article

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