Copper toxicity towards Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Dependence on plasma membrane fatty acid composition

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3960-3966

  Avery, Simon V ^a,c   Howlett, Niall G ^a,c   Radice, Stefania ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029848731     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.3960-3966.1996     Document Type: Article

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