Changes in primary metabolism leading to citric acid overflow in Aspergillus niger

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-190

  Legiša, Matic ^a   Mattey, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaplerosis; Aspergillus niger; Citric acid; Hexose transport; Primary metabolism

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ANAPLEROSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CITRIC ACID; HEXOSE TRANSPORT; PRIMARY METABOLISM;

FUNGI;

CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HEXOKINASE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; HEXOKINASE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846165521     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9235-z     Document Type: Review

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