Incremental truncation of PHA synthases results in altered product specificity

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 293-297

  Wang, Qian ^a   Xia, Yongzhen ^a   Chen, Quan ^a   Qi, Qingsheng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Copolymer; Hybrid; Incremental truncation; Library; PHA synthase; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RESIDUES; C-TERMINAL FRAGMENTS; CROSSOVER POINTS; HYBRID; HYBRID ENZYMES; HYBRID LIBRARIES; IN-VIVO; INCREMENTAL TRUNCATION; KEY ENZYMES; N-TERMINALS; PHA SYNTHASES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PRODUCT SPECIFICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYNTHASES; TRUNCATION METHOD;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; COPOLYMERS; GENES; LIBRARIES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

ENZYMES;

AMINO ACID; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYNTHESIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLYESTERS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84862825731     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: 18790909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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