ISSN 2756-3413
African Journal of Virology Research ISSN 3421-7347 Vol. 11 (4), pp. 001-006, April, 2017. © International Scholars Journals
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.
Accepted 24 November, 2016
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.