Role of intracellular esterases in the production of esters by Acetobacter pasteurianus

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-83

  Kashima, Yasuhiro ^a   Iijima, Masumi ^a   Nakano, Takayuki ^a   Tayama, Kenji ^b   Koizumi, Yukimichi ^a   Udaka, Shigezo ^a   Yanagida, Fujiharu ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b Nakano Vinegar Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetobacter pasteurianus; Ester formation; Esterase; Gene disruption; Overproduction

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; ESTERS; ETHANOL;

ESTERASES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ESTER; ESTERASE; FLAVORING AGENT; ISOPENTYL ACETATE; VINEGAR;

ACETOBACTER; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN;

ACETOBACTER PASTEURIANUS;

EID: 0033952187     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)88055-X     Document Type: Article

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