Analysis and expression of the carotenoid biosynthesis genes from Deinococcus wulumuqiensis R12 in engineered Escherichia coli

Abstract Deinococcus wulumuqiensis R12 is a red-pigmented extremophilic microorganism with powerful antioxidant properties that was isolated from radiation-contaminated soil in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The key carotenoid biosynthesis genes, crtE, crtB and crtI, which are related t...

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Main Authors: Xian Xu, Liqing Tian, Jiali Xu, Chengjia Xie, Ling Jiang, He Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-018-0624-1