Nitrosative stress in Escherichia coli: Reduction of nitric oxide

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 213-215

  Vine, Claire E ^a   Cole, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; Escherichia coli; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide reductase; Nitrosative stress

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RUBREDOXIN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATALYST; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 79551496683     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0390213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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