Two genes encoding new carotenoid-modifying enzymes in the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6217-6223

  Maresca, Julia A ^a   Bryant, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CAROTENOID; CHLOROBACTENE; CHLOROBACTENE GLUCOSIDE LAURATE; CHLOROBACTENE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; CHLOROBACTENE LAUROYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN CRTC; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHLOROBIUM; CHLOROBIUM TEPIDUM; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; CRUC GENE; CRUD GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; GLYCOSYLATION; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROBIUM; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBI;

EID: 33749023893     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00766-06     Document Type: Article

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