Carotenoid biosynthesis in Gloeobacter violaceus PCC4721 involves a single crtI-type phytoene desaturase instead of typical cyanobacterial enzymes

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 207-214

  Steiger, Sabine ^a   Jackisch, Yvonne ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenogenic genes; Carotenoid biosynthesis; CrtI type phytoene desaturase; Echinenone; Light regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; DIKETOLASE; ECHINENONE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLOEOBACTER VIOLACEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILENT GENE; THYLAKOID; UPREGULATION;

CAROTENOIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOEOBACTER VIOLACEUS;

EID: 27744549953     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-005-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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