Structural diversity and functional novelty of new carotenoid biosynthesis genes

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 552-559

  Cheng, Qiong ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthesis; Carotenoid hydroxylase; Lycopene cyclase; Phylogenetic analysis; Phytoene dehydrogenase homologues; Sequence homology

Indexed keywords

3,3' ISORENIERATENE HYDROXYLASE; 4,4' DIAPOLYCOPENE OXYGENASE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE KETOLASE; CAROTENOID; CAROTENOID HYDROXYLASE; LYCOPENE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; PROLYCOPENE ISOMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA; CAROTENOIDS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33745013076     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-006-0121-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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