CLONING OF ALGINATE LYASE GENE (ALXM) AND EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:14
作者
BROWN, BJ [1 ]
PRESTON, JF [1 ]
INGRAM, LO [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FLORIDA,MICROBIOL & CELL SCI,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
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D O I
10.1128/AEM.57.6.1870-1872.1991
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The alxM gene encoding a D-mannuronan-specific alginate lyase has been cloned from a marine bacterium isolated as an epiphyte on the brown alga, Sargassum fluitans. Expression of this gene in Escherichia coli provides a source of this enzyme for probing alginate structure and modifying the mannuronan-rich alginate polymers produced by bacterial pathogens.
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页码:1870 / 1872
页数:3
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