Identification and characterization of a new exopolysaccharide biosynthesis gene cluster from Streptomyces

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Wang, Ling Yan ^a   Li, Shi Tao ^a   Li, Yuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Exopolysaccharide; Gene cluster; Glycosyltransferase; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.; STREPTOMYCES SP. 139;

EID: 0037436487     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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