Production of 5-aminolevulinic acid by an Escherichia coli aminolevulinate dehydratase mutant that overproduces Rhodobacter sphaeroides aminolevulinate synthase

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 1751-1755

  Xie, L ^a,b   Eiteman, M A ^a   Altman, E ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacetone; Fermentation; Glycine; Succinate

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHETASE; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0142245754     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026035912038     Document Type: Article

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