Chapter 33
Cyanophycin Synthetases
Anna Steinle,
Alexander Steinbüchel,
Anna Steinle
Institut für Molekulare, Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, der Westfälischen, Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Institut für Molekulare, Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, der Westfälischen, Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAnna Steinle,
Alexander Steinbüchel,
Anna Steinle
Institut für Molekulare, Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, der Westfälischen, Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAlexander Steinbüchel
Institut für Molekulare, Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, der Westfälischen, Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Prof. Dr. Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lutz
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Occurrence of Cyanophycin Synthetases
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General Features
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Reaction Mechanism
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Substrate Specificity
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Primary Structure Analysis
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Enzyme Engineering
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Biotechnical Applications
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Acknowledgments
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References
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