A carotenogenic gene cluster from Brevibacterium linens with novel lycopene cyclase genes involved in the synthesis of aromatic carotenoids

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 423-432

  Krubasik, P ^a   Sandmann, G ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brevibacterium linens; Carotenogenic genes; Functional complementation; Isorenieratene; Lycopene cyclase

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; GENE PRODUCT; ISORENIERATENE; LYCOPENE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS; GENE CLUSTER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM FLAVUM; BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS; CORYNEBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 0033804789     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051186     Document Type: Article

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