Characterization of botryococcene synthase enzyme activity, a squalene synthase-like activity from the green microalga Botryococcus braunii, Race B

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 422, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-118

  Okada, Shigeru ^a   Devarenne, Timothy P ^b,c   Murakami, Masahiro ^a   Abe, Hiroki ^a   Chappell, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c United States Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Botryococcene synthase; Botryococcenes; Botryococcus braunii; Squalene; Squalene synthase

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; BOTRYOCOCCENE SYNTHASE; SQUALENE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CATALYSIS; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII;

EID: 0346059444     PISSN: 00039861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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