Biosynthesis of pinocembrin from glucose using engineered Escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1536-1541

  Kim, Bong Gyu ^a   Lee, Hyejin ^b   Ahn, Joong Hoon ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flavonoid biosynthesis; Metabolic engineering; Pinocembrin

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; CINNAMIC ACID; GLUCOSE; PINOCEMBRINE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE;

4CL GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHS GENE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PAL GENE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GENE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVANONES; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84910638171     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1406.06011     Document Type: Article

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