A C35 carotenoid biosynthetic pathway

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3573-3579

  Umeno, Daisuke ^a   Arnold, Frances H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CONDENSATION; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CAROTENOID; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; LYCOPENE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRTM PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SQUALENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

CAROTENOID; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARNESYL-DIPHOSPHATE FARNESYLTRANSFERASE; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037978128     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3573-3579.2003     Document Type: Article

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