Construction of transformant Alcaligenes latus enforcing its own cloned phbC gene and characterization of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 961-967

  Lee, Yong Hyun ^a   Seo, Il Seon ^a   Jung, Young Mi ^a   Huh, Tae Lin ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes latus; PHB; PhbC gene; Plasmid harboring cloned phbC gene; Transformant

Indexed keywords

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ALCALIGENES LATUS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID;

ALCALIGENES LATUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033934070     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005628908532     Document Type: Article

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