Mn2+ enhances theanine-forming activity of recombinant glutamine synthetase from Bacillus subtilis in Escherichia coli

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1267-1272

  Zhou, Xin ^a   Zhang, Zhengping ^a   Jia, Xiaohe ^a   Wu, Yifan ^a   Luo, Lan ^b   Yin, Zhimin ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Glutamine synthetase; Mn2+; Theanine forming activity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PRODUCTS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS (BS2); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE (GS); LB MEDIUM; SOLUBLE PROTEINS; TOTAL PROTEIN;

MANGANESE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 45849103856     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9599-9     Document Type: Article

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