Heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of two functionally different type I fatty acid synthases from Brevibacterium ammoniagenes

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 268-273

  Stuible, Hans Peter ^a   Meurer, Guido ^a   Schweizer, Eckhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brevibacterium ammoniagenes; Fatty acid synthase; Fatty acid synthase variants; Heterologous expression

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BREVIBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMMONIAGENES; CORYNEFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030748114     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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