Physiological and fermentation properties of Bacillus coagulans and a mutant lacking fermentative lactate dehydrogenase activity

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-450

  Su, Yue ^a   Rhee, Mun Su ^a   Ingram, Lonnie O ^a   Shanmugam, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus coagulans; Ethanol; Fermentation; ldh mutant; Pyruvate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CELLULASE; FORMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYASE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FORMATE C ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FORMATE C-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOCATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPERATURE; WILD TYPE; BACILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MUTATION; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79955721072     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0788-4     Document Type: Article

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