Construction of a chimeric gene cluster for the biosynthesis of apoemulsan with altered molecular weight

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-683

  Dams Kozlowska, Hanna ^a   Sainath, Nina ^a   Kaplan, David L ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINS; HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT (HMW);

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

APOEMULSAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EMULSION; GENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATION; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHIMERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 40549136797     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1346-0     Document Type: Article

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