Pathways and regulation of bacterial arginine metabolism and perspectives for obtaining arginine overproducing strains

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-272

  Lu, Chung Dar ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; FERMENTATION; FLAVORS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL FERMENTATION; L-ARGININE; RATIONAL DESIGN;

AMINO ACIDS;

ANTIPORTER; ARGININE; ARGININE DEIMINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; POLYAMINE;

BACTERIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CYTOPHAGA; ENZYME METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOBIUM; SHORT SURVEY; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

ARGININE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYTOPHAGA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOBIUM; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 33644771430     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0308-z     Document Type: Short Survey

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