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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| - | The Violacein pigment is produced from L-tryptophan via a pathway involving four enzymes, | + | The Violacein pigment is produced from L-tryptophan via a pathway involving four enzymes, VioA-D. This scheme is shown below: |
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Further, as module 5 is Aqua, controlling VioA, VioB, VioC, and VioD allows us to generate two different pigments, aqua and violet. | Further, as module 5 is Aqua, controlling VioA, VioB, VioC, and VioD allows us to generate two different pigments, aqua and violet. | ||
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| + | Our VioA-D genes are from ''Chromobacterium voilaceum.'' | ||
==Previous Work == | ==Previous Work == | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 4 August 2009
Categories :
Project :
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Overview
Sensitivity Tuner
--- Characterisation
--- Modelling
Colour Generators
--- Carotenoids (Orange/Red)
--- Melanin (Brown)
--- Violacein (Purple/Green)
The Future
Safety
Notebook :
Team Logistics :
Violacein Pigment
Introduction
The Violacein pigment is produced from L-tryptophan via a pathway involving four enzymes, VioA-D. This scheme is shown below:
From P.R. August, T.H. Grossman, C. Minor, M.P. Draper, I.A. MacNeil, J.M. Pemberton, K.M. Call, d. Holt, and M. S. Osbourne, Sequence Analysis and Functional Characterization of the Violacein Biosynthetic Pathway from Chromobacterium violaceum, J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (2000) 2(4): 513-519. [http://www.horizonpress.com/jmmb/v2/v2n4/26.pdf]
Further, as module 5 is Aqua, controlling VioA, VioB, VioC, and VioD allows us to generate two different pigments, aqua and violet.
Our VioA-D genes are from Chromobacterium voilaceum.
Previous Work
Duncan's plasmid...
Action plan of our team
Our action plan is as follows:
- 1.
Test activity of X
Mapping of Biobrick X: (image)
Construct composite Biobrick X
Plan mapping of X:
(image)
