Isolation of mutants deficient in acetyl-CoA synthetase and a possible regulator of acetate induction in Aspergillus niger

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1895-1900

  Sealy Lewis, Heather M ^a   Fairhurst, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA synthetase; Aspergillus niger; Propionate resistance

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; GLUCOSE; ISOCITRATE LYASE; PROPIONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0031825202     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-7-1895     Document Type: Article

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