Induction of L-lysine ε-aminotransferase by L-lysine in streptomyces clavuligerus, producer of cephalosporins

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 207-211

  Rius, Nüria ^a,b   Maeda, Kiyoshi ^a,c   Demain, Arnold L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lysine aminotransferase; Streptomyces clavuligerus; Lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHAMYCIN C; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENZYME INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

EID: 0030296996     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00365-5     Document Type: Article

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