Construction of a nrdA::luxCDABE fusion and its use in Escherichia coli as a DNA damage biosensor

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1297-1307

  Hwang, Ee Taek ^a   Ahn, Joo Myung ^a   Kim, Byoung Chan ^b   Gu, Man Bock ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Institute Pasteur Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence bacteria; Biosensor; DNA damage response; Ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DIFFERENT CLASS; DIPHOSPHATES; DNA DAMAGE RESPONSE; DNA DAMAGES; DNA SYNTHESISS; MITOMYCIN C; NALIDIXIC ACID; PHENOLICS;

DNA;

EID: 40849145946     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8021297     Document Type: Article

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