Investigation of regulatory mechanism of flux of acetyl-CoA in alcaligenes eutrophus using PHB-negative mutant and transformants harboring cloned phbCAB genes

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 215-222

  Jung, Young M I ^a   Lee, Yong Hyun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA flux; Alcahgenes eutrophus; PHB biosynthesis; PHB negative mutant; PhbCAB genes; Transformants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000001045     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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