Metabolic engineering towards biotechnological production of carotenoids in microorganisms

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Lee, P C ^a   Schmidt Dannert, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037209731     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1101-x     Document Type: Short Survey

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