Disruption of the NADPH-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase affects the morphology of two industrial strains of Penicillium chrysogenum

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-282

  Thykaer, Jette ^a   Rueksomtawin, Kanchana ^a   Noorman, Henk ^b   Nielsen, Jens ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DSM RESOLVE   (Netherlands)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lactam production; Aspergillus nidulans; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Hyphal branching frequency; Morphology; Penicillium chrysogenum

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHARACTERISATION; COMPACT STRUCTURES; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYPHAL BRANCHING FREQUENCY; HYPHAL GROWTHS; INDUSTRIAL STRAINS; MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS; MUTANT STRAINS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRODUCTION STRAINS; REFERENCE STRAINS; SOLID MEDIUMS; SUBMERGED CULTURES; WILD TYPES;

ENZYMES; MORPHOLOGY;

STRAIN;

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE [NADPH]; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP+); HYPHAE; MUTATION; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 60549115946     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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