Activation and analysis of cryptic crt genes for carotenoid biosynthesis from Streptomyces griseus

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 658-666

  Schumann, Gisbert ^a   Nürnberger, Heike ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^b   Krügel, Hans ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthesis; Cryptic genes; Isoreniratene; Lycopene; Streptomyces griseus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; LYCOPENE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYPEPTIDE; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; ISOMERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0029911851     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050274     Document Type: Article

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