Lycopene carotenogenesis and function in the haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii

The halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii is a carotenogenic organism, native to the dead sea. Its carotenogeneic pathway was characterised by BLAST searching techniques. The pathway shows that isoprenoid production in H. volcanii utilises the mevalonate pathway. The first two carotenogenic enzymes...

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Main Author: Russell, Daniel John
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27907/