Construction and characterization of nisin-controlled expression vectors for use in Lactobacillus reuteri

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 757-767

  Wu, Chi Ming ^a   Lin, Chuen Fu ^b   Chang, Yi Chih ^c   Chung, Tung Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

amylase; Expression secretion vector; Lactobacillus reuteri; Nisin controlled expression system; Signal peptide

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEINS;

Α-AMYLASE; EXPRESSION-SECRETION VECTOR; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; NISIN-CONTROLLED EXPRESSION SYSTEM; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

GENES;

AMYLASE; NISIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SECRETION;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NISIN;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 33646154448     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.757     Document Type: Article

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