Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of a novel gene encoding l-cysteine desulfhydrase from brassica napus

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 737-746

  Xie, Yanjie ^a   Lai, Diwen ^a   Mao, Yu ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Shen, Wenbiao ^a   Guan, Rongzhan ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemical characterization; Brassica napus; Gene expression; H2S producing enzyme; l Cysteine desulfhydrase; Prokaryotic expression in E. coli

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; BRASSICA NAPUS; EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; L-CYSTEINE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PROKARYOTIC EXPRESSION; PROKARYOTIC EXPRESSION IN E. COLI;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CLONING; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS;

AMINO ACIDS;

BNDES1 PROTEIN; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; PHYTOHORMONE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAPESEED;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRASSICA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84882886074     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9621-9     Document Type: Article

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