PHA synthase activity controls the molecular weight and polydispersity of polyhydroxybutyrate in vivo

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-67

  Sim, Sang Jun ^a,d   Snell, Kristi D ^a   Hogan, Scott A ^b   Stubbe, JoAnne ^a,c   Rha, Chokyun ^b   Sinskey, Anthony J ^a  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

^b Biomaterials Science and Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Molecular weight; PHA synthase; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A ACYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYESTER; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RIBOSOME; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALCALIGENES; BINDING SITES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPERON; POLYESTERS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0002217020     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0197-63     Document Type: Article

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