Retinal production from β-carotene by β-carotene 15,15′-dioxygenase from an unculturable marine bacterium

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 957-961

  Kim, Yeong Su ^a   Park, Chang Su ^a   Oh, Deok Kun ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotene 15; 15,15 Dioxygenase; Blh; Retinal production; Unculturable marine bacterium

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CONVERSION REACTIONS; DIOXYGENASES; MARINE BACTERIUM; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMAL SOLVENTS;

DISSOLUTION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE 15,15' MONOOXYGENASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RETINAL; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA CAROTENE; BETA-CAROTENE 15,15'-MONOOXYGENASE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETINALDEHYDE; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953870228     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0239-3     Document Type: Article

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