Dynamics of growth and metabolism controlled by glutamine availability in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1771-1783

  Wahrheit, Judith ^a   Nicolae, Averina ^a   Heinzle, Elmar ^a  

^a Biochemical Engineering Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia stress; CHO; Glutamine metabolism; Mammalian cell culture; Metabolic flux analysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHO CELLS; CRICETULUS; GLUTAMINE;

EID: 84894342482     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5452-2     Document Type: Article

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