Molecular analysis of Chs3p participation in chitin synthase III activity

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 419-426

  Cos, Teresa ^a   Ford, Richard A ^b   Trilla, Jose Angel ^a   Duran, Angel ^a   Cabib, Enrico ^b   Roncero, Cesar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcofluor resistance; Chitin synthase III; Morphogenesis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

INFLUENZA VIRUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031714661     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2560419.x     Document Type: Article

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