Specific organic acids enhance the D-ribose productivity of a transketolase-defective Bacillus subtilis strain

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-315

  De Wulf, Peter ^a,c   Soetaert, Wim ^a,b   Schwengers, Dieter ^b   Vandamme, Erick J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Pfeifer und Langen   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; D ribose; Organic acid; Pentose phosphate cycle; Transketolase

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; PH; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; RIBOSE PRODUCTIVITY; TRANSKETOLASE;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

2,3 BUTANEDIOL; ACETOIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; RIBOSE; TRANSKETOLASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME DEFECT; FERMENTATION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031281315     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199711)70:3<311::AID-JCTB758>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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