The role of glutamine oxoglutarate aminotransferase and glutamate dehydrogenase in nitrogen metabolism in Mycobacterium bovis BCG

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Viljoen, Albertus J ^a   Kirsten, Catriona J ^a   Baker, Bienyameen ^a   Van Helden, Paul D ^a   Wiid, Ian J F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARAGINE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE OXOGLUTARATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HYGROMYCIN; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GDH GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DELETION; GROWTH REGULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OPERON;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NITROGEN; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 84893156134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084452     Document Type: Article

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