Biochemical characterization of Alanine racemase- a spore protein produced by Bacillus anthracis

BMB Reports

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Kanodia, Shivani ^a   Agarwal, Shivangi ^a   Singh, Priyanka ^a   Agarwal, Shivani ^a   Singh, Preeti ^a   Bhatnagar, Rakesh ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alanine racemase; Bacillus anthracis; Enantiomers; Exosporium; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 62349085753     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2009.42.1.047     Document Type: Article

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