Genetic engineering of Escherichia coli for production of tetrahydrobiopterin

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 246-254

  Yamamoto, Katsuhiko ^a   Kataoka, Eri ^a   Miyamoto, Nobue ^a   Furukawa, Kazuaki ^a   Ohsuye, Kazuhiro ^a   Yabuta, Masayuki ^a  

^a DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Metabolic engineering; Production; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1642498192     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-7176(03)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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