Expression of bkt and bch genes from Haematococcus pluvialis in transgenic Chlamydomonas

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1028-1033

  Zheng, KaiJing ^a   Wang, ChaoGang ^a   Xiao, Ming ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Li, JianCheng ^a   Hu, ZhangLi ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

astaxanthin; carotenoids; Chlamydomonas; xanthophylls; carotene hydroxylase; carotene ketolase

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS;

ALGAL PROTEIN; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA-CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE; BETA-CAROTENE KETOLASE; CAROTENOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; OXYGENASE; XANTHOPHYLL;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CHLAMYDOMONAS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; TRANSGENE;

ALGAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYTA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; OXYGENASES; TRANSGENES; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84920483485     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: 18691889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-014-4729-8     Document Type: Article

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