Regulation and compartmentalization of β-lactam biosynthesis

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-299

  Martín, Juan F ^a,b   Ullán, Ricardo V ^a   García Estrada, Carlos ^a  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOADIPIC ACID; BETA LACTAM; CYSTEINE; VALINE;

ACREMONIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; EPIMERIZATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOMYCETACEAE;

ACREMONIUM; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; ORGANELLES; PENICILLIUM; STREPTOMYCES;

PENICILLIUM; STREPTOMYCINEAE;

EID: 77953172576     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00123.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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