Accumulation of α-keto acids as essential components in cyanide assimilation by Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11764

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4452-4459

  Kunz, Daniel A ^a   Chen, Jui Lin ^a   Pan, Guangliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOACID; 2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; CYANIDE; PYRUVIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; DETOXIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0031734710     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4452-4459.1998     Document Type: Article

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