Overexpression of the lat gene in Nocardia lactamdurans from strong heterologous promoters results in very high levels of lysine-6- aminotransferase and up to two-fold increase in cephamycin C production

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 282-288

  Chary, V K ^a   De La Fuente, J L ^a   Leitao A L ^a   Liras, P ^a   Martin J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CEPHAMYCIN C; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LYSINE 6 AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); AMYCOLATOPSIS LACTAMDURANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA LACTAMDURANS; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034108566     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050022     Document Type: Article

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