Transcriptional analysis of Ralstonia eutropha genes related to poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate homeostasis during batch fermentation

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 663-672

  Lawrence, Adam G ^a   Schoenheit, Joerg ^a   He, Aimin ^a   Tian, Jiamin ^a   Liu, Pinghua ^a   Stubbe, Joanne ^a   Sinskey, Anthony J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; POLYESTERS; REACTION KINETICS;

HOMEOSTASIS; POLY-(R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ANALYSIS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

FERMENTATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH FERMENTATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; POLYESTERS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 27644482690     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1969-3     Document Type: Article

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