Biosynthesis of triacylglycerol in the filamentous fungus Mucor circinelloides

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2639-2645

  Jackson, Frances M ^a   Michaelson, Louise ^a   Fraser, Thomas C M ^a   Stobart, A Keith ^a   Griffiths, Gareth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma linolenic acid; Microsomes; Mucor circinelloides; Triacylglycerol biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; PALMITOYL COENZYME A; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS CULTURE; LIPID METABOLISM; MUCOR; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI; MUCOR; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES;

EID: 0031670718     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-9-2639     Document Type: Article

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