Conversion of the lycopene monocyclase of Myxococcus xanthus into a bicyclase

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 793-802

  Iniesta, Antonio A ^a,b   Cervantes, María ^a   Murillo, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Carotenes; Cyclization; Gamma carotene; Heterodimeric

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HYDROCARBONS;

BETA-CAROTENE; CAROTENES; GAMMA-CAROTENE;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA CAROTENE; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; GAMMA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE; LYCOPENE BICYCLASE; LYCOPENE MONOCYCLASE;

BACTERIUM; CAROTENOID; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIMERA; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 46549088261     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1481-7     Document Type: Article

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