Identification and characterization of the geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase in Deinococcus radiodurans

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-224

  Liu, C ^a   Sun, Z ^b   Shen, S ^c   Lin, L ^a   Li, T ^a   Tian, B ^a   Hua, Y ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthesis; Deinococcus radiodurans; Deinoxanthin; Geranylgeranyl diphosphate; GGPP synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION;

ACID REGION; AMINO-ACIDS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DEINOXANTHIN; GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; SYNTHASES;

CAROTENOIDS;

ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CAROTENOID; DEINOXANTHIN; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DEINOXANTHIN; GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE; GGPP SYNTHASE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CAROTENOIDS; DEINOCOCCUS; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE;

EID: 84893830789     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12181     Document Type: Article

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