Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Enzyme – proenzyme; compositions thereof; process for... – Oxidoreductase
Patent
1999-05-12
2000-09-12
Prouty, Rebecca E.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Enzyme , proenzyme; compositions thereof; process for...
Oxidoreductase
435 691, 435 697, 435183, 4353201, 435191, 4352523, 4352528, C12N 902, C12N 1503, C12N 1553, C12N 1562
Patent
active
061176621
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides respiratory nitrate reductase alpha subunit polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding respiratory nitrate reductase alpha subunit polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing respiratory nitrate reductase alpha subunit polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
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Horn Stephanie Van
Mathie Thomas B
Traini Christopher M
Warren Richard L
Deibert Thomas S.
Gimmi Edward R.
King William T.
Prouty Rebecca E.
Rao M. N.
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