Stress-related differential expression of multiple β-carotene ketolase genes in the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-185

  Huang, Jun Chao ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotene ketolase; Astaxanthin; Haematococcus pluvialis; Physiological conditions; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYMES;

ASTAXANTHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES; KETOCAROTENOID;

GENES;

ACETIC ACID; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE KETOLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GREEN ALGA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITROGEN DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS;

ALGAE, GREEN; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGENASES; UP-REGULATION; XANTHOPHYLLS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 33644550277     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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