Bacillithiol, a new role in buffering intracellular zinc

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 743-746

  Eide, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLITHIOL; CADA PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CZRA PROTEIN; CZRD PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZUR PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL LEVEL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ZINC METABOLISM; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE; ZINC;

EID: 84931007709     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12793     Document Type: Article

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