Kinetics of L-tryptophan production from indole and L-serine catalyzed by whole cells with tryptophanase activity

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 289-293

  Mateus, Dina Maria Ribeiro ^a   Alves, Sebastião Silva ^b   Da Fonseca, Maria Manuela Regalo ^b  

^a Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; L tryptophan; Tryptophanase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CELLS; CONDENSATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; REACTION KINETICS; STOICHIOMETRY;

CONSUMPTION RATES; INDOLES; PRODUCT INHIBITION;

ENZYME KINETICS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; INDOLE; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHANASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2942592677     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70207-8     Document Type: Review

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