A carotenoid synthesis gene cluster from Algoriphagus sp. KK10202C with a novel fusion-type lycopene β-cyclase gene

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-86

  Tao, Luan ^a   Yao, Henry ^a   Kasai, Hiroaki ^b   Misawa, Norihiko ^b   Cheng, Qiong ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotene ketolase; Algoriphagus; Flexixanthin; Gene fusion; Lycopene cyclase

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; ENZYME; FLEXIXANTHIN; ISOPRENOID; LYCOPENE BETA CYCLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ALGORIPHAGUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRTYC GENE; CRTYD GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUBACTERIUM; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUSION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; ISPH GENE; LYCOPENE BETA CYCLASE GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGORIPHAGUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33745479620     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-006-0121-0     Document Type: Article

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