Lycopene synthesis via tri-cistronic expression of LeGGPS2, LePSY1 and crtI in Escherichia coli

Shengwu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 823-833

  Chen, Jiyu ^a   Pu, Zhiqun ^a   Xiao, Yawen ^a   Li, Cuiping ^a   Du, Xiaobing ^a   Su, Chenggang ^a   Zhang, Xingguo ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Lycopene; T7 T7RNAP expression system; Tri cistronic expression of crtI LeGGPS2 LePSY1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PANTOEA ANANATIS;

EID: 84865629086     PISSN: 10003061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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