Glutamate and cyclic AMP regulate the expression of galactokinase in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2131-2140

  Raychaudhuri, Santanu ^a   Basu, Madhumita ^a   Mandal, Nitai C ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Galactokinase induction; galK operon; Gene regulation; Glutamate; Mycobacterium smegmatis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; GALACTOKINASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 0031695464     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-8-2131     Document Type: Article

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