Isolation of an Ustilago maydis ERG11 gene and its expression in a mutant deficient in sterol 14α-demethylase activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 139, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 203-207

  Hargreaves, John A ^a   Keon, John P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ergosterol biosynthesis mutant; sterol 14 demethylase gene; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; ERGOSTEROL; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0029896322     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00142-5     Document Type: Article

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