Polyhydroxyalkanoate granules are complex subcellular organelles (carbonosomes)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3195-3202

  Jendrossek, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; ACYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY(3 HYDROXYCAPROATE); POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOIC ACID) SYNTHASE; POLY(3-HYDROXYCAPROATE); POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYSIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ENERGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; CELL GRANULE; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; POLYESTERS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

EID: 65549156552     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01723-08     Document Type: Short Survey

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