Chromosomal integration of a synthetic expression control sequence achieves poly-γ-glutamate production in a Bacillus subtilis strain

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1001-1007

  Yeh, Chuan Mei ^a   Wang, Jyh Perng ^a   Lo, Shih Ching ^a   Chan, Wen Chia ^a   Lin, Ming Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Chromosome integration; Poly glutamate ( PGA)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMAL FEED; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS; CHROMOSOMAL INTEGRATION; CONTROL SEQUENCES; GLUTAMATE PRODUCTION; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MUTANT STRAIN; SUBTILIS; UPSTREAM REGION; WASTEWATER INDUSTRY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMOSOMES; GENE EXPRESSION; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; POLY(GAMMA GLUTAMIC ACID); POLY(GAMMA-GLUTAMIC ACID); POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUTAMIC ACID; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 77956951750     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.417     Document Type: Article

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