Mapping of a carotenogenic gene cluster from Erwinia herbicola and functional identification of six genes.
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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Lehrstuhl für Physiologie und Biochemie der Pflanzen, Universität Konstanz, F.R.G.
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Sandmann
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D002338:Carotenoids / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004885:Erwinia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D005810:Multigene Family; D010957:Plasmids; D015183:Restriction Mapping
D002338:Carotenoids