Biosynthesis of poly(γ-glutamic acid) in Bacillus subtilis NX-2: Regulation of stereochemical composition of poly(γ-glutamic acid)

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1650-1655

  Wu, Qun ^a   Xu, Hong ^a   Xu, Lin ^a   Ouyang, Pingkai ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

PGA; Bacillus subtilis NX 2; d Amino acid aminotransferase; Glutamate racemase; Mn2+; Stereochemical composition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

Γ-PGA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS NX-2; D-AMINO ACID AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE RACEMASE; MN2; STEREOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33646559183     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.03.034     Document Type: Article

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