Co-expression of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase and (R)-enoyl-CoA hydratase genes of Aeromonas caviae establishes copolyester biosynthesis pathway in Escherichia coli

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-75

  Fukui, Toshiaki ^a   Yokomizo, Satoru ^a   Kobayashi, Genta ^a   Doi, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oxidation; Aeromonas caviae; Escherichia coli; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase

Indexed keywords

ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; SYNTHETASE;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AEROMONAS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAPRYLATES; ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; LAURATES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLASMIDS; POLYESTERS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032922774     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00526-6     Document Type: Article

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