A single five-step desaturase is involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway to β-carotene and torulene in Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-153

  Hausmann, Alexander ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerotenoid biosynthesis; Expression of the al 1 gene; Neurospora crassa; Phytoene dessturase

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIDEHYDROLYCOPENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CYCLASE; DESATURASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; GAMMA CAROTENE; HYDROLYASE; LYCOPENE; NEUROSPORENE; PHYTOENE; TORULENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZETA CAROTENE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGENATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0033793856     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.2000.1212     Document Type: Article

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