The cell wall teichuronic acid synthetase (TUAS) is an enzyme complex located in the cytoplasmic membrane of Micrococcus luteus

Biochemistry Research International

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Deng, Lingyi Lynn ^a,b,c   Alexander, Alice A ^b   Lei, Sijin ^a,d   Anderson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d St Jude Medical Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 80052688656     PISSN: 20902247     EISSN: 20902255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/395758     Document Type: Article

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