Cloning and heterologous expression of nitrate reductase genes from Dunaliella salina

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-504

  Xie, Hua ^a,b   Xu, Peirong ^a   Jia, Yanlong ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Lu, Yumin ^a   Xue, Lexun ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta; Cloning; Dunaliella salina; Nitrate reductase; Overexpression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 34548011106     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9162-y     Document Type: Article

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