Molecular cloning of levan fructotransferase gene from Arthrobacter ureafaciens K2032 and its expression in Escherichia coli for the production of difructose dianhydride IV

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-234

  Kim, C H ^a   Jang, E K ^a   Kim, S H ^b   Jang, K H ^c   Kang, S A ^d   Song, K B ^a   Kwon, O S ^a   Rhee, S K ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^c Samcheok National University   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorption factor of minerals; DFA; Fructosyltransferase; Low calorie sweetener

Indexed keywords

CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION;

ABSORPTION FACTOR; ABSORPTION FACTOR OF MINERAL; ARTHROBACTER; DFA; DIANHYDRIDES; EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GENES ENCODING; LOW-CALORIE SWEETENER; MOLECULAR CLONING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACID ANHYDRIDE; DIFRUCTOSE DIANHYDRIDE IV; DNA; LEVAN; LEVAN FRUCTOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FOOD PROCESSING; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER UREAFACIENS K2032; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LFTA GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION;

ARTHROBACTER UREAFACIENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 14644428952     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01658.x     Document Type: Article

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