Cloning and characterization of a novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1509-1512

  Cui, Yulin ^b   Zheng, Guoting ^a,c   Li, Xueqin ^b,d   Lin, Hanzhi ^e   Jiang, Peng ^a   Qin, Song ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT); Heterologous expression; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Triacyglycerol (TAG)

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84883656675     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-9991-9     Document Type: Article

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