Molecular cloning, characterization, and differential expression of a farnesyl-diphosphate synthase gene from the basidiomycetous fungus Ganoderma lucidum

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1571-1579

  Ding, Yi Xin ^a   Ou Yang, Xiang ^a   Shang, Chang Hua ^a   Ren, Ang ^a   Shi, Liang ^a   Li, Yu Xiang ^a   Zhao, Ming Wen ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Competitive PCR; Farnesyl diphosphate synthase gene; Functional complement; Ganoderma lucidum; Triterpene biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH; MOLECULES; ORGANIC ACIDS;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; AMINO-ACID SEQUENCES; COMPLEMENTATION; DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSIONS; DIPHOSPHATE (DEHP); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; METHYL JASMONATE (MEJA); MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCELIUM GROWTH; OPEN READING FRAME (ORF); PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PROMOTER ANALYSIS; REGULATORY ELEMENTS; SYNTHASE; SYNTHASE GENE; TRITERPENE; YEAST STRAINS;

CLONING;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GERANYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERANYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REISHI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 45849134086     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80067     Document Type: Article

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