Enhanced Lycopene Production in Recombinant Escherichia coli by Random Transposon and NTG Mutagenesis
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Yoon, Sang-Hwal
(Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Gyeongsang National University)
Ko, Min-Su (SolGent Co. Ltd.) Park, Kyoung-Ae (SolGent Co. Ltd.) Jung, Kyung-Hwa (Amicogen, Inc.) Shin, Yong-Chul (Department of Microbiology, Gyeongsang National University) Lee, Young-Mi (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Gyeongsang National University) Lee, Sook-Hee (Division of Applied Life Science(BK21), Gyeongsang National University) Kim, Seon-Won (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Gyeongsang National University) |
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