13C NMR evidence for pyruvate kinase flux attenuation underlying suppressed acid formation in Bacillus subtilis

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-175

  Phalakornkule, C ^a   Fry, B ^a   Zhu, T ^a,b   Kopesel, R ^a,b,c   Ataai, M M ^a,b,c   Domach, M M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c Biotechnology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLITE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYRUVATE KINASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CARBON; GLUCOSE; HEXOSE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GLUCOSE; HEXOSES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYRUVATE KINASE;

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOCONVERSION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; ENZYME KINETICS; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS;

KREBS CYCLE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033624824     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp000007k     Document Type: Article

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