Malate synthase from Streptomyces clavuligerus NRRL3585: Cloning, molecular characterization and its control by acetate

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3229-3237

  Chan, Maurice ^a   Sim, Tiow Suan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acetate metabolism; Glyoxylate cycle; Malate synthase; Streptomyces clavuligerus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GLYCEROL; MALATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CODON; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; MOLECULAR CLONING; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

EID: 0031792986     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-11-3229     Document Type: Article

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