Directed molecular evolution of nitrite oxido-reductase by DNA-shuffling

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-118

  Li, Jun Wen ^a   Zheng, Jin Lai ^a   Wang, Xin Wei ^a   Jin, Min ^a   Chao, Fu Huan ^a  

^a Institute of Environment and Health   (China)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; DNA shuffling; Nitrite oxido reductase; Nitrobacteria; norB gene

Indexed keywords

NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SHUFFLING; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYLOGENY;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA SHUFFLING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITROGEN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROBACTERIA;

EID: 34249938132     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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