Control of polyphosphate metabolism in genetically engineered Escherichia coli

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-25

  Van Dien, Stephen J ^a   Keasling, J D ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Pho regulon; phosphate starvation; plasmid stability; Polyphosphate; reporter gene

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATES;

PLASMIDS; POLYPHOSPHATASE; POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032890132     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(98)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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