Inactivation of MXR1 abolishes formation of dimethyl sulfide from dimethyl sulfoxide in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3915-3919

  Hansen, Jørgen ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; METHIONINE; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BEER; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032853893     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.9.3915-3919.1999     Document Type: Article

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