Characterization of a glucosamine/glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase of Clostridium acetobutylicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5393-5399

  Reith, Jan ^a   Mayer, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUCOSAMINE GLUCOSAMINIDE N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; ENZYME STABILITY; GLUCOSAMINE; KINETICS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 80053584668     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05519-11     Document Type: Article

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