The production of biologically active eicosanoids by yeasts

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 433, Issue , 1997, Pages 217-219

  Venter, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; ICOSANOID;

ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ICOSANOID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOSPECIFICITY; YEAST;

EICOSANOIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENY; YEASTS;

EID: 0031392593     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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