Genetic transformation of astaxanthin mutants of Phaffia rhodozyma

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-153

  Martinez C ^a   Hermosilla, G ^a   Leon R ^a   Pincheira, G ^a   Cifuentes, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Phaffia rhodozyma; Plasmid integration; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ALBINISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; YEAST CELL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; BETA CAROTENE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA, FUNGAL; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; XANTHOPHYLLS;

PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA;

EID: 0031903672     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000602110765     Document Type: Article

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