Characterization and cloning of an (R)-specific trans-2,3-enoylacyl-CoA hydratase from Rhodospirillum rubrum and use of this enzyme for PHA production in Escherichia coli

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-218

  Reiser, S E ^a   Mitsky, T A ^a   Gruys, K J ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYASE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; THIOCAPSA; THIOCAPSA PFENNIGII; THIOCOCCUS PFENNIGII;

EID: 0033994996     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050010     Document Type: Article

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