Expression of glr gene encoding glutamate racemase in Bacillus licheniformis WX-02 and its regulatory effects on synthesis of poly-γ-glutamic acid

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1837-1840

  Jiang, Feng ^a   Qi, Gaofu ^a   Ji, Zhixia ^a   Zhang, Shuling ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Ma, Xin ^a   Chen, Shouwen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Glutamate; Glutamate racemase; Poly glutamic acid

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; D-ISOMERS; GLUTAMATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; L-GLUTAMIC ACIDS; OVER-EXPRESSION; RACEMASE; REGULATORY EFFECTS;

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE EXPRESSION;

GENE ENCODING;

GLUTAMATE RACEMASE; ISOMERASE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING;

AMINO ACID ISOMERASES; BACILLUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 80051469978     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0631-7     Document Type: Article

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