Dihydroorotat-ubiquinone oxidoreductase links mitochondria in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-129

  Löffler, Monika ^a,b   Jöckel, Johannes ^a   Schuster, Gertrud ^a   Becker, Cornelia ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Physiological Chemistry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase; Mitochondrial energy metabolism; Pyrimidine biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BREQUINAR; CHOLINE; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEFLUNOMIDE; OROTIC ACID; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM CYANIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART MITOCHONDRION; KIDNEY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; RAT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIA, HEART; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PYRIMIDINES; RATS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030761388     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006859115450     Document Type: Article

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