Genome-based analysis of biosynthetic aminotransferase genes of Corynebacterium glutamicum

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 229-240

  McHardy, Alice C ^a   Tauch, Andreas ^a   Rückert, Christian ^a   Pühler, Alfred ^a   Kalinowski, Jörn ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aminotransferase; Branched chain amino acids; Corynebacterium glutamicum; GntR type transcriptional regulator; HMM based profile analysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; MUTAGENESIS;

MUTANTS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AMINO ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; PHENYLALANINE; PYRIDOXINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0041930977     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00161-5     Document Type: Article

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