Biochemical characterization of a Δ12 acyl-lipid desaturase after overexpression of the enzyme in Escherichia coli

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism

Volumn 1390, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-332

  Panpoom, Sayamrat ^a,b   Los, Dmitry A ^b   Murata, Norio ^a,b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyl lipid desaturase; Overexpression; Stability; Synechocystis; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; DELTA 12 FATTY ACID DESATURASE; DELTA-12 FATTY ACID DESATURASE; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MEMBRANE BINDING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID; TEMPERATURE;

CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; PLASMIDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33646910257     PISSN: 00052760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2760(97)00190-2     Document Type: Article

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