Overexpression of a cytosolic hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase leads to squalene accumulation in yeast

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-71

  Polakowski, T ^a   Stahl, U ^a   Lang, C ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SQUALENE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

CYTOSOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROLS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031962865     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051138     Document Type: Article

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