D-erythroascorbic acid is an important antioxidant molecule in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 895-903

  Huh, Won Ki ^b   Lee, Byung Hoon ^b   Kim, Seong Tae ^a   Kim, Yeon Ran ^b   Rhie, Gi Eun ^b   Baek, Yong Woon ^b   Hwang, Cheol Sang ^b   Lee, Jung Shin ^b   Kang, Sa Ouk ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031735566     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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