Bacterial l-leucine catabolism as a source of secondary metabolites

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-29

  Díaz Pérez, Alma L ^a   Díaz Pérez, César ^b   Campos García, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Isovaleric acid; l Leucine metabolism; Secondary metabolites; Ketoisocaproic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958897242     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: 15729826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-015-9385-3     Document Type: Review

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