Synthesis of carotenoid-containing polyesters and protein engineering to improve synthetic efficiency of Pseudomonas fluorescens esterase.

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. October 2009. Major: Biochemistry, Molecular Bio, and Biophysics. Advisor: Romas Kazlauskas. 1 computer file (PDF); ix, 139 pages. Ill. (some col.) The conjugated double bonds in carotenoids central chain make these compounds potential building blocks for...

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Main Author: Jiang, Yun
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://purl.umn.edu/57161