Characterization of three genes encoding the subunits of light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase in chlorella protothecoides CS-41

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1050-1055

  Shi, Chunlei ^a   Shi, Xianming ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; HYDROGENATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHLOROPLAST GENOME; FERNS; GYMNOSPERMS; MOSSES; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE;

GENES;

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT DNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHLORELLA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALGAE; AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; BRYOPHYTA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 33747198058     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp060087d     Document Type: Article

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