Recombinant acylheptapeptide lichenysin: High level of production by Bacillus subtilis cells

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-224

  Yakimov, Michail M ^a,b   Giuliano, Laura ^b   Timmis, Kenneth N ^a   Golyshin, Peter N ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; LICHENYSIN A; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; SURFACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CATALYST; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA PRIMERS; LIGASES; LIPOPROTEINS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034004081     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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