Transaldolase of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii

Archaea

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-262

  Soderberg, Tim ^a   Alver, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; Fructose 6 phosphate aldolase; fsa; mipB; Pentose phosphate pathway; talC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 8744257790     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/608428     Document Type: Article

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