Handbook of Corynebacterium Glutamicum

ISBN-13: 9780849318214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 632 str.

Lothar Eggeling; Michael Bott

Opis

Handbook of Corynebacterium glutamicum is a comprehensive source of scientific and technical information required for the manipulation and processing ofC. glutamicum, the bacterium used for the production of primary metabolites. The most comprehensive book on the subject, it summarizes the current knowledge in the field ofC. glutamicum research and provides a basis for future work. Written by experts from industry and academia, the book covers all major aspects of C. glutamicum: production, physiology, biochemistry and genetics

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Part I: History
A Short History of the Birth of the Amino Acid Industry in Japan, S. Kinoshita
Part II: Taxonomy
Corynebacterium Taxonomy, W. Liebl
Part III: Genome, Plasmids and Gene Expression
The Genomes of Amino Acid-producing Corynebacteria, J. Kalinowski
Native Plasmids of Amino Acid-producing Corynebacteria, A. Tauch
Regulation of Gene Expression, M. Pátek
Proteomics, S. Schaffer and A. Burkovski
Part IV: Transport
The Cell Envelope of Corynebacteria, M. Daffé
Genomic Analyses of Transporter Proteins in Corynebacterium glutamicum and Corynebacterium efficiens, B. Winnen, J. Felce, and M. H. Saier, Jr.
Export of Amino Acids and Other Solutes, L. Eggeling
Part V: Physiology and Regulation
Central Metabolism: Sugar Uptake and Conversion, A. Yokota and N.D. Lindley
Central Metabolism: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Anaplerotic Reactions, B. Eikmanns
Metabolic Flux Analysis in Corynebacterium glutamicum, C. Wittmann and A.A. De Graaf
Respiratory Energy Metabolism, M. Bott and A. Niebisch
Nitrogen Metabolism and Its Regulation, A. Burkovski
Sulfur Metabolism and Regulation, H.-S. Lee
Phosphorus Metabolism, V.F. Wendisch and M. Bott
Vitamin Synthesis: Carotenoids, Biotin, and Pantothenate, G. Sandmann and H. Yukawa
Osmoregulation, S. Morbach and R. Krämer
Part VI: Synthesis and Production
L-Glutamate Production, E. Kimura
L-Lysine Production, R. Kelle, T. Hermann, and B. Bathe
L-Tryptophan Production, M. Ikeda
Synthesis of L-Threonine and Branched Chain Amino Acids, L.B. Willis, P. A. Lessard, and A. J. Sinskey
Part VII: Experiments
Experiments

O autorze

Lothar Eggeling, Michael Bott