MAPPING OF A CAROTENOGENIC GENE-CLUSTER FROM ERWINIA-HERBICOLA AND FUNCTIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF 6 GENES

被引:33
作者
SCHNURR, G
SCHMIDT, A
SANDMANN, G
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关键词
CAROTENOID; DELETION MUTANT; GENE MAPPING; ERWINIA-HERBICOLA;
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10.1016/0378-1097(91)90151-Y
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Six genes have been mapped and identified by hybridization or by carotenoid analysis of deletion mutants on a 9 kb chromosomal fragment originating from Erwinia herbicola Eho 10. These genes include crtB, E and I which have been formerly described for Rhodobacter, and three new ones: crtZ encoding lycopene cyclase, crtH for beta-carotene hydroxylase, and crtG for zeaxanthin glycosilase. Their arrangement on the plasmid has been elucidated.
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