Retinal biosynthesis in Eubacteria: In vitro characterization of a novel carotenoid oxygenase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1015-1024

  Ruch, Sandra ^a   Beyer, Peter ^a   Ernst, Hansgeorg ^b   Al Babili, Salim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY BETA APOCAROTENAL; 3 HYDROXYRETINAL; ACYCLORETINAL; APOLYCOPHENAL; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA APOCAROTENAL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; OXYGENASE; PROTEIN DIOX1; RETINAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EUBACTERIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA; KINETICS; OPEN READING FRAMES; OXYGENASES; PHYLOGENY; RETINALDEHYDE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 14544289081     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04460.x     Document Type: Article

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