Dynamic analysis of the KlGAL regulatory system in Kluyveromyces lactis: A comparative study with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-85

  Pannala, Venkat Reddy ^a   Ahammed Sherief, K Y ^a   Bhartiya, Sharad ^a   Venkatesh, K V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Feedback loops; GAL system; Galactose; Glucose; Kluyveromyces lactis

Indexed keywords

KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80052022823     PISSN: 18725325     EISSN: 18725333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11693-011-9082-7     Document Type: Article

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