Formation of cadaverine derivatives in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-259

  Walters, Dale R ^a   Cowley, Tracy ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminopropylcadaverine; Cadaverine; N,N Bis(3 aminopropyl)cadaverine; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

CADAVERINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CADAVERINE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; LYSINE; POINT MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; TEMPERATURE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030561324     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00420-X     Document Type: Article

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