Evidences of Hfq associates with tryptophanase and affects extracellular indole levels

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 709-717

  Zhang, Yinghua ^a,b   Hong, Guofan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Hfq; Indole; Tryptophanase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HFQ PROTEIN, E COLI; HOST FACTOR 1; HYBRID PROTEIN; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHANASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HOST FACTOR 1 PROTEIN; INDOLES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRYPTOPHANASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 68949128810     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmp059     Document Type: Article

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