Genetic engineering of Bacillus subtilis for the commercial production of riboflavin

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-18

  Perkins, J B ^a,b,c   Sloma, A ^b,d   Hermann, T ^b   Theriault, K ^b   Zachgo, E ^b   Erdenberger, T ^b   Hannett, N ^b   Chatterjee, N P ^a,b   Williams II, V ^b   Rufo Jr , G A ^b   Hatch, R ^b   Pero, J ^a,b  

^a OmniGene Bioproducts   (United States)

^b BioTechnica International   (United States)

^c HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

^d NOVO NORDISK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Metabolic engineering; Riboflavin

Indexed keywords

PURINE; RECOMBINANT DNA; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPERON; PROMOTER REGION; PURINE METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032993682     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900587     Document Type: Article

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