Development of a carotenoid shuttle vector for Lactobacillus /

acquisition was analyzed and verified by agarose gel

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Kevin E.
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:acquisition was analyzed and verified by agarose gel
and carotenoid biosynthesis after shuttling. A Lactobacillus
biosynthesis pathway isolated from Erwinia uredovora, and
carotenoid biosynthesis gene cluster between E. coli and L.
casei, and evaluate the structural stability of the plasmid
coli. This insert was ligated into linearized PCAR 1 6, a
colonies due to synthesis of 0-carotene. Results indicate
electrophoresis. Plasmid PCSVK I was then electroporated
expresses 0-carotene synthesis in E. coli. The recombinant
from plasmid pLP503, a shuttle vector for Lactobacillus and E
functioning as a shuttle vector between E coli and L. casei.
gel electrophoresis. Plasmid PCSVKI prepared from L. casei
into L. casei and acquisition was analyzed and verified by
its ability to express 0-carotene synthesis in E. coli while
plasmid vector which contains a portion of the carotenoid
replicon and an erythromycin resistance marker was prepared
shuttle vector (PCSVKI) resulting from this ligation was
that plasmid PCSVKI maintains its structural stability and
The following studies describe the construction of a plasmid
transformed into E. coli resulting in orange colonies;
vector, using E. coli as a host, designed to shuttle a
was retransformed into E coli, again resulting in orange
Item Description:"Major subject: Nutrition".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 44leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 37-43.