Modeling the role of covalent enzyme modification in Escherichia coli nitrogen metabolism

Physical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kidd, Philip B ^a   Wingreen, Ned S ^b  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HOMEOSTASIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN;

EID: 75449107230     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/55/1/016006     Document Type: Article

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