Regulation of the TCA cycle and the general amino acid permease by overflow metabolism in Rhizobium leguminosarum

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2209-2221

  Walshaw, David L ^a   Wilkinson, Adam ^a   Mundy, Mathius ^a   Smith, Mary ^a   Poole, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate dehydrogenase; Malate dehydrogenase; Poly hydroxybutyrate; Succinyl CoA synthetase

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE; PERMEASE; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GENE CLUSTER; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0030873407     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2209     Document Type: Article

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