Development and characterization of an oxygen-dependent inducible promoter system, the modified nar promoter in a mutant Escherichia coli

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-120

  Han, Se Jong ^a   Chang, Ho Nam ^a   DeMoss, John A ^b   Suh, Eun Jung ^c   Lee, Jongwon ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fed batch; Inducible promoter; nar promoter; Oxygen dependent

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; OXYGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0006530908     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(20000405)68:1<115::AID-BIT14>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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