Mycomembrane and S-layer: Two important structures of Corynebacterium glutamicum cell envelope with promising biotechnology applications

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 55-67

  Bayan, N ^a   Houssin, C ^b   Chami, M ^c   Leblon, G ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Inst de Genet de Microbiologie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan; Mycolic acid; Porin; S layer

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANES; LIPIDS; MACROMOLECULES; PROTEINS;

MYCOLIC ACIDS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MYCOLIC ACID; PORIN;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041429588     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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