Enhanced desulfurization in a transposon-mutant strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1299-1304

  Watanabe, Kimiko ^a   Noda, Ken Ichi ^a   Maruhashi, Kenji ^a  

^a Japan Cooperation Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

10 methyl fatty acids; Desulfurization; dsz genes; Rhodococcus; Transposon mutant

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOTHIOPHENE; FUEL OIL; OXYGENASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SULFUR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; RHODOCOCCUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FUEL OILS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; MUTATION; OXYGENASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOCOCCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SULFUR; THIOPHENES;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0042355547     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024943121138     Document Type: Article

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