Ectoine accumulation in Brevibacterium epidermis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 1481-1485

  Onraedt, Annelies ^a   De Muynck, Cassandra ^a   Walcarius, Bart ^a   Soetaert, Wim ^a   Vandamme, Erick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brevibacterium epidermis; Compatible solutes; Ectoine; Salt stress; Sugar stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLS; METABOLISM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGARS;

BREVIBACTERIUM EPIDERMIS; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; ECTOINE; SALT-STRESS; SUGAR-STRESS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM;

CARBON; DIAMINO ACID; ECTOINE;

ARTICLE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; BREVIBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 20544440752     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000044448.86907.e4     Document Type: Article

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