Isolation of an Aspergillus terreus mutant impaired in arginine biosynthesis and its complementation with the argB gene from Aspergillus nidulans.

doi:10.1016/0378-1097(92)90023-h

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Isolation of an Aspergillus terreus mutant impaired in arginine biosynthesis and its complementation with the argB gene from Aspergillus nidulans.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Dec 1992

Ventura L, Ramón D, Pérez-González J A

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Using filtration enrichment techniques, an Aspergillus terreus arginine auxotrophic strain which contains a mutation that abolishes ornithine transcarbamylase (OTCase) activity has been isolated. This mutant has been genetically transformed with the cloned Aspergillus nidulans OTCase gene. Protot...

Topics

Arginine
Aspergillus
Aspergillus nidulans
DNA, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Complementation Test
Mutation
Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase
Transformation, Genetic

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