Chitinase inhibitor allosamidin is a signal molecule for chitinase production in its producing Streptomyces: II. Mechanism for regulation of chitinase production by allosamidin through a two-component regulatory system

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 410-417

  Suzuki, Shigeo ^a   Nakanishi, Eiyu ^a   Ohira, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kawachi, Ryu ^a   Ohnishi, Yasuo ^a   Horinouchi, Sueharu ^a   Nagasawa, Hiromichi ^a   Sakuda, Shohei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allosamidin; Chitinase; N,N diacetylchitobiose; Streptomyces; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

ALLOSAMIDIN; CHITINASE; INORGANIC SALT; N,N DIACETYLCHITOBIOSE; TRISACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STREPTOMYCES;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; DISACCHARIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE SILENCING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOMYCES; TRISACCHARIDES;

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.;

EID: 33748938545     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2006.58     Document Type: Article

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