Transformation of the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis with a phytoene desaturase for accelerated astaxanthin biosynthesis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 7477-7484

  Steinbrenner, Jens ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; AQUACULTURE; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HERBICIDES; MUTAGENESIS;

BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CAROTENOIDS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION PROTOCOL; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

ARGININE; ASTAXANTHIN; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME; LEUCINE; NORFLURAZON; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; ZETA CAROTENE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAROTENOID; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN ALGA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAROTENOIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; XANTHOPHYLLS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 33845546367     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01461-06     Document Type: Article

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