Isolation and characterization of cDNA sequences of l-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase, a key enzyme for biosynthesis of ascorbic acid, from extant primitive fish groups

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-190

  Cho, Young Sun ^a   Douglas, Susan E ^b   Gallant, Jeffrey W ^b   Kim, Keun Yong ^a   Kim, Dong Soo ^a   Nam, Yoon Kwon ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; cDNA; GULO; Primitive fish group

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; PRIMER DNA;

ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; FISH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSTELUS MANAZO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHARK; SQUALUS; TRIAKIS SCYLLIUM;

ACIPENSER BAERII; ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; ACIPENSERIFORMES; CHONDRICHTHYES; DASYATIDAE; DASYATIS AKAJEI; MAMMALIA; MUSTELUS GRISEUS; MUSTELUS MANAZO; RAJA KENOJEI; RAJIDAE; SQUALIDAE; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS; TELEOSTEI; TRIAKIDAE; TRIAKIS SCYLLIUM;

EID: 34147124877     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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