Effect of a global regulatory gene, afsR2, from Streptomyces lividans on avermectin production in Streptomyces avermitilis

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 606-608

  Lee, Jae Young ^a,b   Hwang, Yong Soon ^a,b   Kim, Sang Soo ^a,b   Kim, Eung Soo ^c   Choi, Cha Yong ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Biotechnology Center   (South Korea)

^c Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AfsR2; Avermectin; Global regulatory gene; Streptomyces avermitilis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS;

AVERMECTIN; GLOBAL REGULATORY GENE; STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS;

GENES;

ACTINORHODINE; AVERMECTIN; PRODIGIOSIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

EID: 0034210940     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)80065-1     Document Type: Article

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