Production of zeaxanthin in Escherichia coli transformed with different carotenogenic plasmids

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-167

  Ruther, A ^a   Misawa, N ^b   Boger P ^a   Sandmann, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Ctrl Labs for Key Technology   (Japan)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; OXYGENASE; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SYNTHESIS;

BETA CAROTENE; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; XANTHOPHYLLS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030772480     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051032     Document Type: Article

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