The facC gene of Aspergillus nidulans encodes an acetate-inducible carnitine acetyltransferase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6242-6251

  Stemple, Christopher J ^a   Davis, Meryl A ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARNITINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGUS MUTATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0031785750     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6242-6251.1998     Document Type: Article

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