Mechanistic understanding of the fermentative L-glutamic acid overproduction by Corynebacterium glutamicum through combined metabolic flux profiling and transmembrane transport characteristics

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1321-1330

  Tryfona, Theodora ^a   Bustard, Mark T ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic pathways; Corynebacterium glutamicum; L glutamic acid; Metabolic flux analysis; Transport mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; OPTIMIZATION;

METABOLIC FLUX; MICROCOCCUS GLUTAMICUS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

GLUTAMIC ACID;

FERMENTATION;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AUXOTROPHIC MUTANT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOPROCESS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; FERMENTATION; GENE MUTATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW;

CORYNEBACTERIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; MICROCOCCUS;

EID: 9444248631     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1133     Document Type: Review

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