Role of genetic redundancy in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymerases in PHA biosynthesis in Rhodospirillum rubrum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 5522-5529

  Jin, Huanan ^a   Nikolau, Basil J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOMER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOCATALYST; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC REDUNDANCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

ACETATES; ACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAPROATES; CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE DELETION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 84868540873     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01111-12     Document Type: Article

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