African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12481

Full Length Research Paper

Expression of melanin and insecticidal protein from Rhodotorula glutinis in Escherichia coli

Julius K. OLOKE1* and Bernard R. Glick2
1Department of Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. 2Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 24 January 2006
  •  Published: 16 February 2006

Abstract

Both the salmon/red melanin and the insecticidal producing genes of Rhodotorula glutinis was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli using plasmid pZErO-1. This work suggests that in Rhodotorula species melanin and insecticidal toxin are co-expressed and therefore possibly co-evolved.

 

Key words: Rhodotorula glutinis, Escherichia coli, Melanin, Insecticidal Protein.

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