Carotenoid biosynthesis in the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae.

Cunningham FX Jr, Lee H, Gantt E
Eukaryot Cell. 2007 Mar;6(3):533-45. Epub 2006 Nov 3. (Link opens in a new window) PubMed (Link opens in a new window) Article

Plasmids from Article

ID	Plasmid	Purpose
53279	pAC-LYCipi	Contains crtE, crtB, crtI, and idi genes of Erwinia herbicola (Pantoea agglomerans) Eho10, and thereby produces lycopene in Escherichia coli
53288	pAC-BETA-At	Contains crtE, crtB, and crtI genes of Erwinia herbicola (Pantoea agglomerans) Eho10, and an lcyB cDNA of Arabidopsis thaliana. Use with pY2F to produce alpha-carotene in E. coli.
53588	pAtLCYbSK	Produces an active Arabidopsis thaliana lycopene beta-cyclase enzyme in E. coli. Also known as pAt9SK.