Modular pathway engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for production of the glutamate-derived compounds ornithine, proline, putrescine, citrulline, and arginine

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 214, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-94

  Jensen, Jaide V K ^a   Eberhardt, Dorit ^a   Wendisch, Volker F ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arginine; Citrulline; Corynebacterium glutamicum; Ornithine; Proline; Putrescine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; GLUCOSE;

CITRULLINE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; PUTRESCINE;

AMINO ACIDS;

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; DIAMINE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLGLUTAMATE KINASE; ORNITHINE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROLINE; PUTRESCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACETYLGLUTAMATE KINASE; DIAMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENGINEERING; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GDH GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PGI GENE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTUM YIELD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (CARBOXYL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PUTRESCINE;

EID: 84942521860     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.017     Document Type: Article

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