Cloning and characterization of the ddsA gene encoding decaprenyl diphosphate synthase from Rhodobacter capsulatus B10

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1141-1147

  Liu, Xinyi ^a   Wu, Haizhen ^a   Ye, Jiang ^a   Yuan, Qinsheng ^a   Zhang, Huizhan ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Polyprenyl diphosphate synthase; Rhodobacter capsulatus; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

POLYPRENYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; UBIQUINONE;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CLONING; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYPEPTIDES;

GENE ENCODING;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DECAPRENYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; UBIDECARENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CLONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; PHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; UBIQUINONE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 34247365655     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-080     Document Type: Article

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