Effect of codon optimization on the expression of Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase 1 in Pichia pastoris

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1257-1263

  Akcapinar, Gunseli Bayram ^a   Gul, Ozgur ^a   Sezerman, Ugur ^a  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Codon optimization; Endoglucanase 1; Pichia pastoris; Recombinant expression; Trichoderma reesei

Indexed keywords

CODON OPTIMIZATION; ENDOGLUCANASE 1; PICHIA PASTORIS; RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

CELLULOSE; CLONING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; METHANOL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE PROCESSING; YEAST;

OPTIMIZATION;

CELLULASE; ENDOGLUCANASE 1; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CODON; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PICHIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHODERMA;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; CELLULASE; CODON; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FERMENTATION; GENES, FUNGAL; PICHIA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRICHODERMA;

HYPOCREA JECORINA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 80053897371     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.663     Document Type: Article

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