Novel precursor substrates for polythioesters (PTE) and limits of PTE biosynthesis in Ralstonia eutropha

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Lütke Eversloh, Tina ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

3,3 Dithiodipropionic acid; 3,3 Thiodipropionic acid; 3 Mercaptopropionate; 4,4 Thiodipropionic acid; 4 Mercaptobutyrate; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Polythioester; Ralstonia eutropha

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; 3 MERCAPTOVALERIC ACID; 3,3' DITHIODIPROPIONIC ACID; COPOLYMER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GLUCONIC ACID; POLYTHIOESTER; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE; 3,3' THIODIPROPIONIC ACID; 4 MERCAPTOBUTYRATE; 4-MERCAPTOBUTYRATE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; BUTYRATES; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; PROPIONIC ACIDS;

EID: 0142093990     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00185-X     Document Type: Article

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