Note: Sucrose transport and metabolism in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 914-919

  Tangney, M ^a   Rousse, C ^a   Yazdanian, M ^a   Mitchell, W J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBON; CLOSTRIDIUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL FERMENTATION; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; CONDITION; FRUCTOKINASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; SOLVENTOGENIC CLOSTRIDIA;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

FRUCTOKINASE; MOLASSES; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TRANSLOCATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII;

EID: 0031750087     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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