Regulation of expression of the ethanol dehydrogenase gene (adhE) in Escherichia coli by catabolite repressor activator protein Cra

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 7129-7134

  Mikulskis, Alvydas ^a,b   Aristarkhov, Alexander ^a   Lin, Edmund C C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEN Life Science Products   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030862385     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.22.7129-7134.1997     Document Type: Article

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