Increased production of zeaxanthin and other pigments by application of genetic engineering techniques to Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-72

  Lagarde, Delphine ^a,b,c   Beuf, Laurent ^a   Vermaas, Wim ^b  

^a Thallia Pharmaceut SA L'Oree D   (France)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ECHINENONE; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROMOTER REGION;

SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0033986505     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.64-72.2000     Document Type: Article

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