Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis phosphotransacetylase gene

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 333-339

  Shin, Byung Sik ^a   Choi, Soo Keun ^a   Park, Seung Hwan ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; CcpA; Phosphotransacetylase

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; GLUCOSE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; START CODON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032858716     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022454     Document Type: Article

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