Cloning of a dextransucrase gene (fmcmds) from a constitutive dextransucrase hyper-producing Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-512FMCM developed using VUV

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 421-425

  Ryu, Hwa Ja ^a   Kim, Doman ^a,b   Kim, Do Won ^c   Moon, You Youn ^d   Robyt, John F ^d  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextransucrase; Gene for dextransucrase; Gene sequence; Glycosyltransferase; Leuconostoc mesenteroides

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DEXTRANSUCRASE; SUCROSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; LEUCONOSTOC; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURAL GENE;

LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 0034021049     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005609718173     Document Type: Article

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