Regulation of aspartokinase in Lactobacillus plantarum

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Adebawo, O O ^a   Ruiz Barba, J L ^b   Warner, P J ^c   Oguntimein, G B O ^d  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS;

A-STABLE; ASPARTOKINASE; CELL EXTRACTS; CONDITION; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LYSINE BIOSYNTHESIS; METHIONINE; NIGERIANS; OVERPRODUCING STRAINS; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

AMINO ACIDS;

ASPARTATE KINASE; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; GENE CONTROL; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0030981581     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb03572.x     Document Type: Article

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