Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9122181 | FEMS Microbiology Letters | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
An â¼4.9 kb Sau3A I genomic DNA fragment from the Streptomyces aureofaciens NRRL 2209 aiding in the biosynthesis of PHB in recombinant Escherichia coli has been sequenced and analysed for phaC gene. The putative phaCSa gene of 2 kb is 79.1% GC rich and encodes a 63.5 kDa protein. It expressed under its own promoter and significant PHA synthase activity was detected in the recombinant E. coli. This is the first putative PHA synthase gene reported from a Streptomyces sp. with serine as the active nucleophile in the conserved lipase box. The phaCSa was found in close proximity to a regulatory gene, which apparently regulated the phaC expression.
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Authors
T.V.N. Ramachander, S.K. Rawal,