Functional expression of the astaxanthin biosynthesis genes from a marine bacterium, Paracoccus haeundaensis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1167-1173

  Lee, Jae Hyung ^a   Kim, Young Tae ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenoid; crt genes; Expression; Marine bacterium

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CRT GENES; EXPRESSION; MARINE BACTERIUM;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MARINE BIOLOGY; PIGMENTS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARACOCCUS;

CAROTENOIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARACOCCUS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARACOCCUS (BACTERIUM); PARACOCCUS HAEUNDAENSIS;

EID: 33746083191     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9072-0     Document Type: Article

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