Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | Composite
engineered_region
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Description
This part contains 3 genes, each of which codes for an enzyme in the carotenoid synthesis pathway: CrtB (Phytoene synthase), CrtI (Phytoene desaturase) and CrtY (Lycopene cyclase).
The conversion process is GGPP->Phytoene->Lycopene->B-carotene
Composite order: 1) Constitutive promoter BBa_J23100 2) CrtY 3) RBS BBa_B0034 4) CrtI 5) RBS BBa_J23100 6) CrtB 7) Terminator B0015
Notes
Contact biomagik@mit.edu for specific questions.
Source
Each gene is taken from a bacterial strain in which the carotenoid synthesis pathway is present.
CrtB-R capsulatus
CrtI-S solfataricus
CrtY-C pelagibacter