title: Salt-inducible bionylon polymer from Bacillus megaterium.
abstract: Poly-gamma-glutamate (PGA) is a chiral polyamide material that possesses a nylon-like backbone, a bionylon polymer. We examined the PGA productivity of Bacillus megaterium and found NaCl-responsive PGA production in the bacterium. In the system of B. megaterium, salt would be significant in controlling the yield, molecular size, and stereochemistry of bionylon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioresources Science, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Hisaaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashiuchi
mesh_terms: D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid; D012965:Sodium Chloride