Identification of the UDP-glucosyltransferase gene UGTA1, responsible for the first glucosylation step in the sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway of Candida bombicola ATCC 22214

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-132

  Saerens, Karen M J ^a   Roelants, Sophie L K W ^a   Van Bogaert, Inge N A ^a   Soetaert, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Candida bombicola; Glucosyltransferase; Sophorolipid

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LIPID; SOPHOROLIPID; SUCROSE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA BOMBICOLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLYCOSYLATION; LIPOGENESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CANDIDA; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LIPID METABOLISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

STARMERELLA BOMBICOLA;

EID: 78651444761     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2010.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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