The thermophilic yeast Hansenula polymorpha does not require trehalose synthesis for growth at high temperatures but does for normal acquisition of thermotolerance

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 4665-4668

  Reinders, Anke ^a   Romano, Ivano ^a   Wiemken, Andres ^a   De Virgilio, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE 6 PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DELETION MUTANT; FUNGUS GROWTH; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; HANSENULA POLYMORPHA; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT TOLERANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

FUNGI; HANSENULA POLYMORPHA; PICHIA ANGUSTA;

EID: 0032770738     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.15.4665-4668.1999     Document Type: Article

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