title: Scandium stimulates the production of amylase and bacilysin in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: We investigated the effects of rare earth elements on enzyme production and secondary metabolism in Bacillus subtilis. Addition of scandium to the growth medium stimulated the production of both amylase and bacilysin at the transcriptional level, thus showing scandium to have a remarkable impact in B. subtilis.
authors.affiliation: National Food Research Institute, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan. tina2672@affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaoka
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects*; D012538:Scandium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004151:Dipeptides; C006674:bacilysin; D000681:Amylases; D012538:Scandium