Boron stimulates yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) growth

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2236-2238

  Bennett, A ^a   Rowe, R I ^a   Soch, N ^a   Eckhert, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Dose response; Growth; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; BORON;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032698266     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.12.2236     Document Type: Article

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