Rpos-dependent expression of the second lysine decarboxylase gene in escherichi

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1267-1270

  Kikuchi, Yoshimi ^a   Kurahashi, Osamu ^a   Nagano, Takahiro ^b   Kamio, Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Expression; Lysine decarboxylase gene; Rpos; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CADMIUM; CADMIUM TRANSLOCATING ATPASE; CARBOXYLYASE; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CADMIUM; CARBOXY-LYASES; CROSS REACTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; SIGMA FACTOR;

EID: 0032088108     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1267     Document Type: Article

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