Synthesis of novel lipids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by heterologous expression of an unspecific bacterial acyltransferase

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 7119-7125

  Kalscheuer, Rainer ^a   Luftmann, Heinrich ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; RADIOMETRY; YEAST;

BIOCATALYTIC POTENTIAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STORAGE LIPIDS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS (TAG);

LIPIDS;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; ERGOSTEROL; FATTY ACID ESTER; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEXADECANOL; ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL; PROTEIN ARE1; PROTEIN ARE2; PROTEIN DGA1; PROTEIN LRO1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; LIPID; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESTERIFICATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DISRUPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ACYLTRANSFERASES; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIPIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAXES;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 10444228204     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.12.7119-7125.2004     Document Type: Article

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