Pectin Methylesterase Gene (pmeA) from aspergillus oryzae kbn616: Its sequence analysis and overexpression, and characterization of the gene product

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 120-124

  Kitamoto, Noriyuki ^a   Okada, Hideki ^a,b   Yoshino, Shoko ^a   Ohmiya, Kunio ^a,c   Tsukagoshi, Norihiro ^a,d  

^a Aichi Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^b Shin Nihon Chemical Co   (Japan)

^c MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Gene cloning; Overexpression; Pectin methylesterase

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; FUNGAL DNA; PECTINESTERASE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032602472     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.120     Document Type: Article

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