Characterization of the AlkS/PalkB-expression system as an efficient tool for the production of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli fed-batch fermentations

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 326-336

  Makart, Stefan ^a   Heinemann, Matthias ^a   Panke, Sven ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alk system; Biocatalysis; Expression system; Growth rate dependent protein production; Positive feed back

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP); METABOLIC ENGINEERING; POSITIVE FEED-BACK; PROTEIN PRODUCTION;

BIOCATALYSTS; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM;

PROTEINS;

ALKANE 1 MONOOXYGENASE; DICYCLOPROPYLKETONE; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KETONE DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL POPULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CYCLOPROPANES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 33846897737     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21117     Document Type: Article

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