Biosynthesis of novel carotenoid families based on unnatural carbon backbones: A model for diversification of natural product pathways

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1761, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-246

  Tobias, Alexander V ^a   Arnold, Frances H ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthetic pathway; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CAROTENOID; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CARBON; CAROTENOIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROXYLATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PANTOEA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

PANTOEA ANANATIS;

EID: 33645975530     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.3.2.235     Document Type: Article

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