The α-aminoadipate pathway for lysine biosynthesis is widely distributed among Thermus strains

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 672-675

  Kosuge, Takehide ^a   Hoshino, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lysine biosynthesis; Thermus, Meiothermus; aminoadipate pathway

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES;

AMINOADIPATE; LYSINE; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

2 AMINOADIPIC ACID; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; RESTRICTION MAPPING; THERMUS CALDOPHILUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

MEIOTHERMUS; THERMUS; THERMUS CALDOPHILUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0033393823     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)87099-1     Document Type: Article

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