Impact of transport processes in the osmotic response of Corynebacterium glutamicum

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 69-75

  Morbach, Susanne ^a   Krämer, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; C. glutamicum; Compatible solutes; Osmoregulation; Osmostress; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELLS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OSMOSIS; PROTEINS;

OSMOTIC STRESS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; ECTOINE; POTASSIUM ION; PROLINE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ENERGY COST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLUTE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042432024     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00164-0     Document Type: Article

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