Abstract
By studying the mechanisms plants use to protect themselves against microbial pathogens, researchers at the University of Kentucky derived isoprenoid synthase variants. The group examined the three-dimensional structure of active sites of natural tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase (TEAS), both isolated and bound to a substrate, to identify key amino acids to improve activity of the enzymes. The resultant enzymes could be useful in the commercial production of isoprenoids.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 7 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 27 |
| No | 6 |
| Specialist publication | Industrial Bioprocessing |
| State | Published - Jun 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Organic Chemistry