A single-nucleotide substitution in phasin gene leads to enhanced accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) in escherichia coli harboring aeromonas caviae pha biosynthetic operon

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 63-66

  Ushimaru, Kazunori ^a   Watanabe, Yoriko ^a,b   Hiroe, Ayaka ^a   Tsuge, Takeharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

3HHx unit; Aeromonas caviae; Escherichia coli; Phasin; Polyhydroxyalkanoate

Indexed keywords

ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; PHASIN; PLANT LECTIN;

AEROMONAS CAVIAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHAC GENE; PHAJ GENE; PHAP GENE; PHASIN GENE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE SUBSTITUTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AEROMONAS CAVIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; OPERON; PLANT LECTINS; PLASMIDS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84930248577     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.61.63     Document Type: Article

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