A polyketide-synthase-like gene is involved in the synthesis of heterocyst glycolipids in Nostoc punctiforme strain ATCC 29133

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-258

  Campbell, Elsie L ^a   Cohen, Michael F ^a   Meeks, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fox mutant; heterocyst glycolipid; hglE; Nostoc punctiforme; polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIPID; POLYKETIDE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; GLYCOLIPIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; OPEN READING FRAMES;

CANIDAE; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0030908912     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050440     Document Type: Article

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