Intracellular changes of trehalose content in toluene tolerant Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 171 after exposure to toluene

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1021-1024

  Joo, Woo Hong ^a   Shin, Yong Seung ^a   Lee, Yeon ^a   Park, Sun Mee ^b   Jeong, Yong Kee ^c   Seo, Jeoung Yoon ^a   Park, Jeong Uck ^a  

^a Changwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pseudomonas sp.; Toluene tolerance; Trehalase; Trehalose; Trehalose 6 phosphate synthase

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE; TREHALASE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0343526866     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005609925024     Document Type: Article

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