1.1.99.20 expression in Escherichia coli for sequencing, gene is located a large plasmid, PEG genes have evolved in a plasmid-mediated manner 1.1.99.20 gene cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli 1.1.99.20 mutant enzymes are expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)(pLysS) cells