Functional, genetic, and bioinformatic characterization of dextransucrase (DSRBCB4) gene in Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-1299CB4

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1050-1058

  Kang, Hee Kyoung ^a   Kim, Young Min ^a   Kim, Doman ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dextran; Dextransucrase; Glucansucrase; Leuconostoc mesenteroides; Oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANSUCRASE; ISOMALTOSE; MALTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL DNA; DEXTRAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SUCROSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; BIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; LEUCONOSTOC; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DEXTRANS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LEUCONOSTOC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUCROSE;

EID: 53149110503     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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