Growth inhibition of the yeast transformant by the expression of a chitinase from Coprinellus congregatus

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 706-708

  Lim, Hyangsoon ^a   Choi, Hyoung T ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C. congregatus; chitinase; heterologous expression; inky cap; yeast growth inhibition

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; GROWTH INHIBITOR; LACCASE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR CLONING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AGARICALES; CHITINASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GROWTH INHIBITORS; LACCASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; COPRINELLUS CONGREGATUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79951526720     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-010-0272-x     Document Type: Article

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