Asymmetrically acting lycopene β-cyclases (CrtLm) from non-photosynthetic bacteria

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-188

  Tao, L ^a   Picataggio, S ^a   Rouviere P E ^a   Cheng, Q ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cyclization; Carotenoids; Lycopene cyclase; Monocyclic carotenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GAMMA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE; LYCOPENE BETA CYCLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRTEIB GENE; CRTLM GENE; CYCLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; NON PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANTOEA; PANTOEA STEWARTII; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; DEINOCOCCUS; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLAMINES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, REPORTER; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PANTOEA; PANTOEA STEWARTII; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 1842687080     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0969-1     Document Type: Article

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