Genetic rearrangement strategy for optimizing the dibenzothiophene biodesulfurization pathway in Rhodococcus erythropolis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 971-976

  Li, Guo Qiang ^a   Li, Shan Shan ^a   Zhang, Ming Lu ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Zhu, Lin ^a   Liang, Feng Lai ^a   Liu, Ru Lin ^a   Ma, Ting ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CAPABILITIES; GENETIC REARRANGEMENT STRATEGY; OVERLAPPING STRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS;

DESULFURIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN DSZA; PROTEIN DSZB; PROTEIN DSZC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; GENETICS; OPTIMIZATION; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; DESULFURIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENETIC ENGINEERING; OPERON; OXYGENASES; RHODOCOCCUS; SULFUR; THIOPHENES;

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 39649107143     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02319-07     Document Type: Article

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