Identification of a carotenoid oxygenase synthesizing acyclic xanthophylls: Combinatorial biosynthesis and directed evolution

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-460

  Mijts, Benjamin N ^a   Lee, Pyung Cheon ^a   Schmidt Dannert, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 17844400062     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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