Bacillus subtilis pgsE (Formerly ywtC) stimulates poly-γ-glutamate production in the presence of zinc

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 226-230

  Yamashiro, Daisuke ^a   Yoshioka, Megumi ^b   Ashiuchi, Makoto ^a,b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Genetic manipulation; PgsE; Poly glutamate; Zinc ion

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; D-XYLOSE; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; GENETIC TOOLS; GLUTAMATE PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PGSE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SUBTILIS; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUGAR (SUCROSE); XYLOSE;

ZINC;

ARABINOSE; FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; SUCROSE; XYLOSE; ZINC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LETTER; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PGSE GENE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMER PRODUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; ZINC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78649410133     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22913     Document Type: Letter

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