Heterologous gene expression in Lactococcus lactis; expression of the Azotobacter vinelandii algE6 gene product displaying mannuronan C-5 epimerase activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Blatny, Janet M ^a   Ertesvåg, Helga ^b   Nes, Ingolf F ^a   Valla, Svein ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Azotobacter vinelandii; Epimerase; Heterologous gene expression; Lactococcus lactis

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE; GENE PRODUCT; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0142195883     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00685-2     Document Type: Article

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