L-tryptophan production by a pyruvic acid-producing Escherichia coli strain carrying the Enterobacter aerogenes tryptophanase gene

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 604-606

  Kawasaki, Kosei ^a,b   Yokota, Atsushi ^a   Tomita, Fusao ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterobacter aerogenes; Escherichia coli; L tryptophan production; pyruvic acid; tryptophanase

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; INDOLE; PYRANOSIDE; PYRUVIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHANASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0030511750     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)81262-7     Document Type: Article

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