Article
Isolation, characterization, and nucleotide sequence of the Streptococcus mutans mannitol-phosphate dehydrogenase gene and the mannitol-specific factor III gene of the phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1992
Honeyman A L, Curtiss R
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus mutans, the causative agent of dental caries, utilizes carbohydrates by means of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system (PTS). The PTS facilitates vectorial translocation of metabolizable carbohydrates to form the corresponding sugar-phosphates, which are subseq...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Genes, Bacterial
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Streptococcus mutans
- Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases
- Transcription, Genetic