Cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase encoded by the AAT2 gene is targeted to the peroxisomes in oleate-grown Saccharomyces cerevisiae

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 972-980

  Verleur, Nicolette ^a   Elgersma, Ype ^a   Van Roermund, Carlo W T ^a   Tabak, Henk F ^a   Wanders, Ronald J A ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspartate aminotransferase; NAD(H) redox shuttle; Peroxisome; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; OLEIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030792184     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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