Transport and catabolism of the sialic acids N-glycolylneuraminic acid and 3-keto-3-deoxy-d-glycero-d-galactonononic acid by Escherichia coli K-12

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-22

  Hopkins, Adam P ^a   Hawkhead, Judith A ^a   Thomas, Gavin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; KDN; Neu5Gc; Sialic acid; Transporter; TRAP transporter

Indexed keywords

3 KETO 3 DEOXY DEXTRO GLYCERO DEXTRO GALACTONONONIC ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCOLIC ACID; N GLYCOLOYLNEURAMINIC ACID; SIALIC ACID; SIALIC ACID ALDOLASE NANA; SIALIC ACID TRANSPORTER NANT; SIAPQM; STM 1128; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MAMMALIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KDN; NEU5GC; SIALIC ACID; TRANSPORTER; TRAP TRANSPORTER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOLATES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; NEURAMINIC ACIDS; SIALIC ACIDS; SUGAR ACIDS;

EID: 84883756438     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12213     Document Type: Letter

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