Enhanced production of CoQ10 by constitutive overexpression of 3-demethyl ubiquinone-9 3-methyltransferase under tac promoter in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-47

  Lu, Wenqiang ^a   Shi, Yijun ^b   He, Shuaiwei ^b   Fei, Yunzhou ^b   Yu, Kai ^b   Yu, Hongwei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Group of Bioengineering   (China)

Author keywords

3 Demethyl ubiquinone 9 3 methyltransferase; Biosynthesis; Coenzyme Q10; Enzymes; Metabolite over production; Microbial growth

Indexed keywords

3-DEMETHYL UBIQUINONE-9 3-METHYLTRANSFERASE; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; COENZYME Q; DARK CONDITIONS; DISEASE PREVENTION; ELECTRON CARRIER; EXPRESSION VECTORS; METABOLITE OVER PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; OVER-EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY ELECTRONS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SPHAEROIDES; TAC PROMOTER; TRANSCRIPTIONAL LEVELS; WILD TYPES;

ALKYLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; HEALTH CARE; TRANSCRIPTION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

3 DEMETHYL UBIQUINONE 9 3 METHYLTRANSFERASE; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UBIDECARENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 84872742018     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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