Elements involved in catabolite repression and substrate induction of the lactose operon in Lactobacillus casei

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 3928-3934

  Gosalbes, María José ^a   Monedero, Vicente ^a   Pérez Martínez, Gaspar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 0032987321     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.3928-3934.1999     Document Type: Article

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