Effect of gene amplifications in porphyrin pathway on heme biosynthesis in a recombinant Escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 668-673

  Ju, Lee Min ^a   Kim, Hye Jung ^a   Lee, Joo Young ^a   Kwon, An Sung ^b   Jun, Soo Youn ^b   Kang, Sang Hyeon ^b   Kim, Pil ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b INtRON Biotechnology Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial heme; Pantothenate kinase; Porphyrin pathway; Uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase; Uroporphyrinogen III synthase

Indexed keywords

HEMOPROTEIN; PORPHOBILINOGEN; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PORPHYRIN; UROPORPHYRINOGEN III SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COAA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEMB GENE; HEMC GENE; HEMD GENE; HEME GENE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITINATION;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEME; HYDROXYMETHYLBILANE SYNTHASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PORPHYRINS; UROPORPHYRINOGEN III SYNTHETASE;

EID: 84877319924     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1302.02022     Document Type: Article

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