Identification of genes affecting lycopene accumulation in Escherichia coli using a shot-gun method

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 636-642

  Kang, Min Jung ^b   Lee, Young Mi ^a   Yoon, Sang Hwal ^a   Kim, Jung Heon ^a   Ock, So Won ^a   Jung, Kyung Hwa ^b   Shin, Yong Chul ^b   Keasling, Jay D ^c   Kim, Seon Won ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Amicogen Inc   (South Korea)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

AppY; Colorimetric screening; Crl; Lycopene

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

APPY; LIBRARY CLONES; LYCOPENE;

GENES;

(1 DEOXY DEXTRO XYLULOSE 5 PHOSPHATE) SYNTHASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CAROTENOID; GENOMIC DNA; LYCOPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLULOSE;

APPY GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLORIMETRY; CRL GENE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; DXS GENE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RPOS GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BIOLISTICS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, BACTERIAL; PLASMIDS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 25144510882     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20539     Document Type: Article

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