Biosynthesis of the biomarker okenone: χ-ring formation

Geobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-215

  Vogl, K ^a   Bryant, D A ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAROTENOID; ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OKENONE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; CARBON CYCLE; CAROTENOID; DIAGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHYLOGENETICS; SULFUR CYCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROBI; CHROMATIACEAE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROBI; CHROMATIACEAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBI; CHROMATIACEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84859442912     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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