Genes from a Dietzia sp. for synthesis of C40 and C50 β-cyclic carotenoids

Gene

Volumn 386, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-97

  Tao, Luan ^a   Yao, Henry ^a   Cheng, Qiong ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

C.p.450; C50 carotenoid cyclase; C50 carotenoids; Dietzia; Lycopene elongase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CAROTENOID BETA CYCLASE; DECAPRENOXANTHIN; ECHINENONE; GLUCOSIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LYCOPENE; LYCOPENE BETA CYCLASE; LYCOPENE ELONGASE; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTINOMYCETALES; AGROMYCES MEDIOLANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CRTEBI GENE; CRTL GENE; CRTX GENE; CYCLIZATION; DIETZIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GLYCOSYLATION; LBTA GENE; LBTBC GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

AGROMYCES MEDIOLANUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DIETZIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845505488     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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