Regulation of methionine/cysteine biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum and related organisms

Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-136

  Kovaleva, G Yu ^a,b   Gelfand, M S ^a,b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; McbR; Methionine biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETALES; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

EID: 33847354407     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893307010177     Document Type: Article

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