Unexpected effect of nickel complexes of some histidine-containing peptides on Escherichia coli

Romanian Biotechnological Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 6242-6246

  Murariu, Manuela ^a   Gradinaru, Robert Vasile ^b   Mihai, Marcela ^a   Jurcoane, Stefana ^c   Drochioiu, Gabi ^b  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ala and gly peptides; Escherichia coli; Metal binding; Nickel toxicity

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79961089103     PISSN: 12245984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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