Expression of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase in Dunaliella bardawil leads to enhanced photosynthesis and increased glycerol production

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1129-1135

  Fang, Lei ^a   Lin, Hui Xin ^a   Low, Chin Seng ^a   Wu, Mei Hui ^a   Chow, Yvonne ^b   Lee, Yuan Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

7 bisphosphatase; CO 2; Dunaliella bardawil; Glycerol; Microalgae; Photosynthesis; Sedoheptulose 1

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLYCEROL; PHOSPHATASE; SEDOHEPTULOSE BISPHOSPHATASE; SEDOHEPTULOSE-BISPHOSPHATASE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALT TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

CARBON; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCEROL; MICROALGAE; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALT-TOLERANCE; STARCH;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA BARDAWIL;

EID: 84868587430     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12000     Document Type: Article

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