Identification and characterization of coenzyme B12-dependent glycerol dehydratase- and diol dehydratase-encoding genes from metagenomic DNA libraries derived from enrichment cultures

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3048-3060

  Knietsch, Anja ^a   Bowien, Susanne ^a   Whited, Gregg ^b   Gottschalk, Gerhard ^a   Daniell, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; SUBSTRATES;

METAGENOMIC LIBRARIES;

GLYCEROL;

1,3 PROPANEDIOL; COBAMAMIDE; DIOL DEHYDRATASE; GLYCEROL DEHYDRATASE; HYDROLYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGULON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037980138     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3048-3060.2003     Document Type: Article

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