The phospholipid methyltransferases in yeast

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism

Volumn 1348, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 134-141

  Kanipes, Margaret I ^a   Henry, Susan A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline; Phosphatidylcholine; Phosphatidylethanolamine; S Adeosyl methionine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH CURVE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031552996     PISSN: 00052760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2760(97)00121-5     Document Type: Review

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