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Article: Isolation and characterization of a carotenoid oxygenase gene from Chlorella zofingiensis (Chlorophyta)

TitleIsolation and characterization of a carotenoid oxygenase gene from Chlorella zofingiensis (Chlorophyta)
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Issue Date2006
PublisherSpringer. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00253/index.htm
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Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 2006, v. 71 n. 4, p. 473-479 How to Cite?
AbstractThe green alga Chlorella zofingiensis produces large amounts of the valuable ketocarotenoid astaxanthin under dark, heterotrophic growth conditions, making it potentially employable for commercial production of astaxanthin as feed additives, colorants, and health products. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a β-carotene oxygenase (CRTO) gene that is directly involved in the biosynthesis of ketocarotenoids in C. zofingiensis. The open reading frame of the crtO gene, which is interrupted by three introns of 243, 318, and 351 bp, respectively, encodes a polypeptide of 312 amino acid residues. Only one crtO gene was detected in the genome of C. zofingiensis. Furthermore, the expression of the crtO gene was transiently up-regulated upon glucose treatment. Functional complementation in Escherichia coli showed that the coding protein of the crtO gene not only exhibits normal CRTO activity by converting β-carotene to canthaxanthin via echinenone, but also displays a high enzymatic activity of converting zeaxanthin to astaxanthin via adonixanthin. Based on the bifunctional CRTO, a predicted pathway for astaxanthin biosynthesis in C. zofingiensis is described, and the CRTO is termed as carotenoid 4,4′-β-ionone ring oxygenase. © Springer-Verlag 2005.
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dc.contributor.authorHuang, JCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSandmann, Gen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Fen_HK
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dc.date.available2008-05-22T04:15:28Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationApplied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 2006, v. 71 n. 4, p. 473-479en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0175-7598en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48500-
dc.description.abstractThe green alga Chlorella zofingiensis produces large amounts of the valuable ketocarotenoid astaxanthin under dark, heterotrophic growth conditions, making it potentially employable for commercial production of astaxanthin as feed additives, colorants, and health products. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a β-carotene oxygenase (CRTO) gene that is directly involved in the biosynthesis of ketocarotenoids in C. zofingiensis. The open reading frame of the crtO gene, which is interrupted by three introns of 243, 318, and 351 bp, respectively, encodes a polypeptide of 312 amino acid residues. Only one crtO gene was detected in the genome of C. zofingiensis. Furthermore, the expression of the crtO gene was transiently up-regulated upon glucose treatment. Functional complementation in Escherichia coli showed that the coding protein of the crtO gene not only exhibits normal CRTO activity by converting β-carotene to canthaxanthin via echinenone, but also displays a high enzymatic activity of converting zeaxanthin to astaxanthin via adonixanthin. Based on the bifunctional CRTO, a predicted pathway for astaxanthin biosynthesis in C. zofingiensis is described, and the CRTO is termed as carotenoid 4,4′-β-ionone ring oxygenase. © Springer-Verlag 2005.en_HK
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dc.subject.meshOxygenases - biosynthesis - genetics - isolation & purification - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshChlorella - enzymology - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA Techniqueen_HK
dc.subject.meshCloning, Molecularen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA, Complementary - geneticsen_HK
dc.titleIsolation and characterization of a carotenoid oxygenase gene from Chlorella zofingiensis (Chlorophyta)en_HK
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dc.identifier.emailHuang, JC: huangjc@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChen, F: sfchen@hku.hken_HK
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