Effects of medium composition and nutrient limitation on loss of the recombinant plasmid pLG669-z and β-galactosidase expression by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 319-325

  O'Kennedy, R D ^a   Patching, J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chemostat; Plasmid instability; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; MATHEMATICS; PLASMIDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030829982     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900387     Document Type: Article

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