Cloning and analysis of the aroB gene encoding dehydroquinate synthase from Corynebacterium glutamicum

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 885-890

  Han, Min Ah ^a   Lee, Heung Shick ^b   Cheon, Choong III ^a   Min, Kyung Hee ^a   Lee, Myeung Sok ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AroB gene; Aromatic amino acid biosynthetic gene; Corynebacterium glutamicum; Dehydroquinate synthase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DNA LIBRARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0039107887     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-45-10-885     Document Type: Article

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