Genetically engineered Rhodobacter sphaeroides for the overproduction of δ-aminolevulinic acid

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 794-799

  Suwanto, A ^a  

^a BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASMID; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RNA TRANSLATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032974190     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051464     Document Type: Article

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