Characteristics of major Escherichia coli reductases involved in aerobic nitro and azo reduction

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1012-1022

  Mercier, C ^a,b   Chalansonnet, V ^a   Orenga, S ^a   Gilbert, C ^b  

^a BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; AzoR; Azoreductase; Escherichia coli; NfsA; NfsB; Nitroreductase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; OXYGEN;

% REDUCTIONS; AEROBIC; ANAEROBICS; AZOR; AZOREDUCTASE; E. COLI; METHYL-RED; NFSA; NFSB; NITROREDUCTASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AZO REDUCTASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL ENZYME AZOR; BACTERIAL ENZYME NFSA; BACTERIAL ENZYME NFSB; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; METHYL RED; NITROREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOASSAY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DYE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AEROBIC; ANAEROBIC; AZOR; AZOREDUCTASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NFSA; NFSB; NITROREDUCTASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; NITROREDUCTASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883665996     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12294     Document Type: Article

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