Novel carotenoid oxidase involved in biosynthesis of 4,4′- diapolycopene dialdehyde

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3294-3301

  Tao, Luan ^a   Schenzle, Andreas ^a,b   Odom, J Martin ^a   Cheng, Qiong ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b Norferm AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; OXIDATION; PIGMENTS;

CAROTENOID SYNTHESIS GENES; LYCOPENE; NEUROSPORENE; OXIDASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ENZYMES;

4,4' DIAPOLYCOPENE DIALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; METHYL GROUP; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZETA CAROTENE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CRTNB GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; METHYLOMONAS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METHYLOMONAS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 20444412612     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.6.3294-3301.2005     Document Type: Article

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