Knockout of pgdS and ggt genes improves γ-PGA yield in B. subtilis

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2006-2012

  Scoffone, Viola ^a   Dondi, Daniele ^a,b   Biino, Ginevra ^c   Borghese, Giovanni ^b,d   Pasini, Dario ^a,b   Galizzi, Alessandro ^a   Calvio, Cinzia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Nanocompositi e Ibridi Polimerici Multifunzionali (NIPLAB)   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

DL glutamyl hydrolase PgdS; glutamyl transpeptidase GGT; Bacillus subtilis; Biomaterials; Poly gamma glutamic acid PGA; Strain improvement

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DEGRADING ENZYMES; GLUTAMIC ACID; MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMER YIELDS; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; SUBTILIS; TRANSPEPTIDASE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMATERIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; PRODUCTIVITY;

GENES;

BIOPOLYMER; POLY GAMMA GLUTAMIC ACID; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL METABOLISM; GENE INACTIVATION; GENOTYPE; GGT GENE; NONHUMAN; PGDS GENE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; UP-REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84878412567     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24846     Document Type: Article

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