Potential for development of an Escherichia coli-based biosensor for assessing bioavailable methionine: A review

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3562-3584

  Chalova, Vesela I ^a,b,c   Froelich Jr , Clifford A ^a,d   Ricke, Steven C ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES   (Bulgaria)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Escherichia coli; Methionine; Microbial biosensors

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE QUANTIFICATIONS; BIOAVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; METHIONINE; METHIONINE BIOSYNTHESIS; MICROBIAL BIOSENSOR; MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSAYS;

ANIMALS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACIDS;

METHIONINE;

BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHIONINE; MUTATION; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 77951717588     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100403562     Document Type: Review

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