Chitinase inhibitor allosamidin is a signal molecule for chitinase production in its producing Streptomyces: I. Analysis of the chitinase whose production is promoted by allosamidin and growth accelerating activity of allosamidin

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 402-409

  Suzuki, Shigeo ^a   Nakanishi, Eiyu ^a   Ohira, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kawachi, Ryu ^a   Nagasawa, Hiromichi ^a   Sakuda, Shohei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allosamidin; Chitinase; Signal molecule; Streptomyces; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

ALLOSAMIDIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE; HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MYCELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOMYCES; TRISACCHARIDES;

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.;

EID: 33748938015     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2006.57     Document Type: Article

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