The effect of intracellular ppGpp levels on glutamate and lysine overproduction in Escherichia coli

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 328-337

  Imaizumi, Akira ^a   Kojima, Hiroyuki ^a   Matsui, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; l glutamate; l lysine; ppGpp; relA; Stringent response

Indexed keywords

L-GLUTAMATE; L-LYSINE; PPGPP; RELA; STRINGENT RESPONSE;

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYME KINETICS; GENES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE 3',5' TETRAPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 3',5' TETRAPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE; LYSINE; PHOSPHATE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOSS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LYSINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33747126063     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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