Structure, function and biosynthesis of carotenoids in the moderately halophilic bacterium Halobacillus halophilus

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-104

  Köcher, Saskia ^a   Breitenbach, Jürgen ^a   Müller, Volker ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenogenic genes; Carotenoid biosynthesis; Diapophytoene; Oxidative stress protection; Staphyloxanthins

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CAROTENOID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; PIGMENT; XANTHINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; GENE CLUSTER; HALOBACILLUS HALOPHILUS; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLACEAE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CAROTENOIDS; MUTATION; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYLOGENY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACILLUS HALOPHILUS;

EID: 58549116482     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0431-1     Document Type: Article

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