Characterization of β-carotene ketolases, CrtW, from marine bacteria by complementation analysis in Escherichia coli

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 515-522

  Choi, Seon Kang ^a   Nishida, Yasuhiro ^b   Matsuda, Satoru ^a   Adachi, Kyoko ^a   Kasai, Hiroaki ^a   Peng, Xue ^a   Komemushi, Sadao ^b   Miki, Wataru ^c   Misawa, Norihiko ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

carotene ketolase,; carotene oxygenase; Adonixanthin; Brevundimonas sp., Paracoccus sp., astaxanthin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYMES; GENES;

Β-CAROTENE KETOLASE; Β-CAROTENE OXYGENASE; ADONIXANTHIN; BREVUNDIMONAS SP., PARACOCCUS SP., ASTAXANTHIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ASTAXANTHIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; CRTW PROTEIN, BACTERIA; OXYGENASE; PRIMER DNA; XANTHOPHYLL;

ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAULOBACTERACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARACOCCUS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CAULOBACTERACEAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC VECTORS; OXYGENASES; PARACOCCUS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; XANTHOPHYLLS;

AGROBACTERIUM AURANTIACUM; ALCALIGENES; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARACOCCUS (BACTERIUM); PARACOCCUS SP.; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 27644564707     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-004-5100-z     Document Type: Article

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