Use of induction promoters to regulate hyaluronan synthase and UDP-glucose-6-dehydrogenase of Streptococcus zooepidemicus expression in Lactococcus lactis: A case study of the regulation mechanism of hyaluronic acid polymer

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 136-144

  Sheng, J Z ^a   Ling, P X ^a,b   Zhu, X Q ^b   Guo, X P ^b   Zhang, T M ^b   He, Y L ^b   Wang, F S ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Academy of Pharmaceutical Science   (China)

Author keywords

Hyaluronan synthase; Hyaluronic acid; Polymer size; Regulation mechanism; UDP glucose 6 dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS;

EXPRESSION LEVELS; HYALURONAN SYNTHASES; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POLYMER SIZES; REGULATION MECHANISMS; RELATIVE RATIOS; STREPTOCOCCUS ZOOEPIDEMICUS; SYNTHASE EXPRESSION; UDP-GLUCOSE; UDP-GLUCOSE-6-DEHYDROGENASE;

HYALURONIC ACID;

CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE; HYALURONIC ACID; POLYMER; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; PLASMID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 66849138278     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04185.x     Document Type: Article

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