Molecular cloning and characterization of an α-amylase occuring in the pulp of ripening bananas and its expression in Pichia pastoris

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 8222-8228

  Vieira Jr , Adair ^a   Do Nascimento, João Roberto Oliveira ^a   Lajolo, Franco Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climacteric fruits; Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Gibberellins; Musa spp; Starch metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BANANA; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSA; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFECTION;

MUSA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 33751248230     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf060805b     Document Type: Article

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