Bacillithiol is a major buffer of the labile zinc pool in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 756-770

  Ma, Zhen ^a,b   Chandrangsu, Pete ^a   Helmann, Tyler C ^a,c   Romsang, Adisak ^a,d   Gaballa, Ahmed ^a   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLITHIOL; CADMIUM; DIAMIDE; PROTEIN CZRA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION; BUFFER; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; CADA GENE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BUFFERS; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE; HOMEOSTASIS; ZINC;

EID: 84927637731     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12794     Document Type: Article

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