Chapter 16. The Changing Path of Hopanoid Research: From Condensing Lipids to New Membrane Enzymes

  1. Volkmar Braun2,
  2. Friedrich Götz3
  1. Karl Poralla

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527602720.ch16

Book Title

Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology

Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology

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How to Cite

Poralla, K. (2005) The Changing Path of Hopanoid Research: From Condensing Lipids to New Membrane Enzymes, in Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology (eds V. Braun and F. Götz), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527602720.ch16

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  1. 2

    Mikrobiologie/Membranphysiologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

  2. 3

    Mikrobielle Genetik, Universität Tübingen, Waldhäuser Str. 70/8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Author Information

  1. Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 29 NOV 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527306152

Online ISBN: 9783527602728

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Keywords:

  • hopanoid research;
  • squalene cyclases;
  • squalene-hopene cyclases;
  • structure;
  • gene clusters

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • The cyclization reaction

  • Purification of squalene cyclases

  • Properties of purified cyclases

  • Cloning of squalene-hopene cyclases

  • Properties of SHC sequences

  • The structure of squalene-hopene cyclase

  • Site directed mutagenesis of squalene-hopene cyclase

  • Hopanoid biosynthesis gene clusters

  • Miscellaneous results

  • Outlook

  • Acknowledgments

  • References

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