Purification, characterization and gene cloning of the killer toxin produced by the marine-derived yeast Williopsis saturnus WC91-2

Microbiological Research

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 558-563

  Wang, Xing Xing ^a   Chi, Zhe ^a   Peng, Ying ^a   Wang, Xiang Hong ^a   Ru, Shao Guo ^a   Chi, Zhen Ming ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Inhibitory zone; Killer toxin; Killing activity; Marine yeast; Purification

Indexed keywords

CLONED GENES; EXTRACELLULAR; GENE CLONING; INHIBITORY ZONE; KILLER TOXIN; LAMINARINS; MARINE YEASTS; N-TERMINAL AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PATHOGENIC YEAST; SDS-PAGE; TOXIN GENES; YEAST STRAIN;

AMINO ACIDS; CELL CULTURE; CLONING; GENE ENCODING; PURIFICATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRAIN; YEAST;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

SEA WATER; YEAST KILLER FACTOR;

AMINO ACID; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; PURIFICATION; TOXIN; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WILLIOPSIS; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; KILLER FACTORS, YEAST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WILLIOPSIS; YEASTS;

WILLIOPSIS; WILLIOPSIS SATURNUS;

EID: 84867331974     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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