Formation of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli under control of a nitrogen regulated promoter at low and high cell densities

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 45-58

  Schroeckh, V ^a   Kujau, M ^a   Knupfer U ^a   Wenderoth, R ^a   Morbe J ^a   Riesenberg, D ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; High cell density cultivation; Inducible promoter; Nitrogen limitation; Recombinant protein production

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; GROWTH KINETICS; PH EFFECTS; PROTEINS;

CELL DENSITY CULTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUCIBLE PROMOTER; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CELL CULTURE;

NITROGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030595051     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01521-0     Document Type: Article

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