Agrobacterium tumefaciens can obtain sulphur from an opine that is synthesized by octopine synthase using S-methylmethionine as a substrate

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 845-856

  Flores Mireles, Ana Lidia ^a   Eberhard, Anatol ^a   Winans, Stephen C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; OCTOPINE DEHYDROGENASE; OPINES; PYRUVIC ACID; S METHYLMETHIONINE; SULFONOPINE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; MSH GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TOBACCO;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARABIDOPSIS; ARGININE; SULFUR; TOBACCO; VITAMIN U;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84861341032     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08061.x     Document Type: Article

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