In:
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 174, No. 1 ( 1992-01), p. 298-302
Abstract:
The pentacyclic hopanoids, a class of eubacterial lipids, are synthesized by squalene-hopene cyclase and side chain-elongating enzymes. With the aid of DNA probes based on the amino-terminal sequence of purified squalene-hopene cyclase from Bacillus acidocaldarius, clones of Escherichia coli that express this enzyme in the cytoplasmic membrane were isolated. According to the DNA sequence, the cyclase contained 627 amino acids with a molecular mass of 69,473 Da. A high percentage of the amino acids were basic. No significant similarity to existing sequenced proteins was found.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-9193
,
1098-5530
DOI:
10.1128/jb.174.1.298-302.1992
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
1992
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1481988-0
SSG:
12
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