The phytoene dehydrogenase gene of Phycomyces: Regulation of its expression by blue light and vitamin A

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 253, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 734-744

  Ruiz Hidalgo, M J ^a,c   Benito, E P ^a   Sandmann, G ^b   Eslava, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Light; Phycomyces; Phytoene dehydrogenase; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DIPHENYLAMINE; LYCOPENE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOENE; PHYTOENE DEHYDROGENASE; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LIGHT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYCOMYCETES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIPHENYLAMINE; DNA, FUNGAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYCOMYCES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0030928860     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050378     Document Type: Article

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