Effect of ethanol, acetate, and phenol on toluene degradation activity and tod-lux expression in Pseudomonas putida TOD102: Evaluation of the metabolic flux dilution model

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 801-808

  Lovanh, Nanh ^a   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Catabolite repression; Chemo stat; Metabolic flux dilution; Substrate interactions; Toluene dioxygenase

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELLS; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; METABOLISM; TOLUENE;

METABOLIC FLUX; TOLUENE DEGRADATION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; ETHANE; OXYGENASE; PHENOL; TOLUENE; TOLUENE DIOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CATABOLISM; CHEMOSTAT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; LUX GENE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TOD GENE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ACETIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHANOL; LUCIFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGENASES; PHENOL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TOLUENE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 2942527158     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20090     Document Type: Article

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