Application of gene-shuffling for the rapid generation of novel [FeFe]-hydrogenase libraries

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-430

  Nagy, Lauren E ^a   Meuser, Jonathan E ^a   Plummer, Scott ^a   Seibert, Michael ^b   Ghirardi, Maria L ^b   King, Paul W ^b   Ahmann, Dianne ^a,c   Posewitz, Matthew C ^a,b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene shuffling; Heterologous expression; Hydrogen; Hydrogenase

Indexed keywords

GENE SHUFFLING; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HYDROGENASE MATURATION; HYDROGENASES;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROGEN;

ENZYMES;

HYDROGENASE; IRON HYDROGENASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA SHUFFLING; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA SHUFFLING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGENASE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CLOSTRIDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33847310467     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9254-9     Document Type: Article

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