The malate dehydrogenase gene from Botryococcus braunii (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae): Cloning, sequence analysis, and expression in Escherichia coli

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-127

  Vioque, Javier ^a   Sirakova, Tatiana ^b   Kolattukudy, Papachan E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botryococcus braunii; Chlorophyceae; Malate dehydrogenase; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033028148     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3510121.x     Document Type: Article

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