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Title: Cloning and sequencing of the alcohol dehydrogenase II gene from Zymomonas mobilis

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OSTI ID:868535

The alcohol dehydrogenase II gene from Zymomonas mobilis has been cloned and sequenced. This gene can be expressed at high levels in other organisms to produce acetaldehyde or to convert acetaldehyde to ethanol.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-86ER13574
Assignee:
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Patent Number(s):
US 5162516
OSTI ID:
868535
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

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An iron-activated alcohol dehydrogenase journal June 1983
The two alcohol dehydrogenases of Zymomonas mobilis. Purification by differential dye ligand chromatography, molecular characterisation and physiological roles journal January 1986
Characterization of the two alcohol dehydrogenases of Zymomonas mobilis journal September 1981