Selective production of epothilone B by heterologous expression of propionyl-CoA synthetase in Sorangium cellulosum

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-137

  Han, Se Jong ^a   Park, Sang Woo ^a   Kim, Byung Woo ^a   Sim, Sang Jun ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epothilone; Heterologous expression; Metabolic engineering; Propionyl CoA synthetase; Sorangium cellulosum

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B; EPOTHILONE C; EPOTHILONE D; EPOTHILONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; PROPIONATE COENZYME A LIGASE; PROPIONYL COENZYME A; RESIN; ACYL COENZYME A; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; PROPIONATE - COA LIGASE; PROPIONYL-COENZYME A; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SORANGIUM CELLULOSUM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MYXOCOCCALES; PLASMID;

POLYANGIUM CELLULOSUM; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

ACYL COENZYME A; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COENZYME A LIGASES; CULTURE MEDIA; EPOTHILONES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MYXOCOCCALES; PLASMIDS; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 43749120963     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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