Effects of overproduction of the catalytic domain of 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase on squalene synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3341-3344

  Donald, K Allen G ^a   Hampton, Randolph Y ^b   Fritz, Irving B ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; MEVALONIC ACID; SQUALENE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030772492     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3341-3344.1997     Document Type: Article

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