Factors affecting DNA-binding proteins and pcbC transcript levels in penicillium chrysogenum

Current Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-454

  Vichitsoonthonkul, Taweerat ^a   Chu, Yiu Wai ^b   Patel, Vanshree ^b   Patel, Rajesh ^b   Saunders, Gunter ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromobility shift assay; pcbC gene; Penicillin biosynthesis; Penicillium chrysogenum

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; START CODON;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CODON, INITIATOR; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PENICILLINS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; RNA, FUNGAL; SPORES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0029850581     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050155     Document Type: Article

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