Optimization of D-ribose production with a transketolase-affected Bacillus subtilis mutant strain in glucose and gluconic acid-based media

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  De Wulf, P ^a,c   Soetaert, W ^a,b   Schwengers, D ^b   Vandamme, E J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Pfeifer und Langen   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; FERMENTATION;

ACETOIN; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS; D RIBOSE; D-GLUCONIC ACIDS; D-GLUCOSE; GLUCONIC ACIDS; MUTANT STRAIN; OPTIMISATIONS; TRANSKETOLASE;

GLUCOSE;

GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; RIBOSE; TRANSKETOLASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GLYCOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030792556     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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