Characterization and mutagenesis of the leucine biosynthetic genes of Azotobacter vinelandii: An analysis of the rarity of amino acid auxotrophs

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-217

  Manna, A C ^a   Das, H K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Auxotrophic mutations; Azotobacter vinelandii; Leucine biosynthetic genes; Leucine permease; Promoter

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

3-ISOPROPYLMALATE DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDRO-LYASES; KANAMYCIN RESISTANCE; LAC OPERON; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030928486     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050409     Document Type: Article

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