Genomic organization and biochemistry of the ribulose monophosphate pathway and its application in biotechnology

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-416

  Yurimoto, Hiroya ^a   Kato, Nobuo ^b   Sakai, Yasuyoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto University of Advanced Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 Hexulose 6 phosphate synthase; 6 Phospho 3 hexuloisomerase; Formaldehyde; Methylotroph; Ribulose monophosphate pathway

Indexed keywords

3-HEXULOSE-6-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; 6-PHOSPHO-3-HEXULOISOMERASE; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GENOMIC ORGANIZATION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; KEY ENZYMES; METHYLOTROPH; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIA; MONOPHOSPHATES; PENTOSE PHOSPHATES; RECENT PROGRESS; RIBULOSE; RIBULOSE MONOPHOSPHATE PATHWAY; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; SYNTHASES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMES; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROORGANISMS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

FORMALDEHYDE; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOMERASE; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; RIBULOSE PHOSPHATE; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; SYNTHETASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORMALDEHYDE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; SUGAR;

ARCHEAN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; ISOMERIZATION; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REACTION ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; ALDOSE-KETOSE ISOMERASES; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FORMALDEHYDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RIBULOSEPHOSPHATES;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 69249229585     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2120-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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