Methyl donor for 1-methyladenine biosynthesis in starfish ovarian follicle cells

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-68

  Mita, Masatoshi ^a,b   Saneyoshi, Mineo ^c   Yoshikuni, Michiyasu ^d   Nagahama, Yoshitaka ^d  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Teikyo Junior College   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 methyladenine; Gonad stimulating substance; Methionine; S adenosyl methionine; Starfish follicle cells

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLADENINE; CYCLIC AMP; GONADOTROPIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; METHIONINE DERIVATIVE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ADENINE; ANIMALS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CYCLIC AMP; GONADS; KINETICS; METHIONINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; STARFISH;

ANIMALIA; ASTERIAS; ASTERINA PECTINIFERA; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0032856032     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199909)54:1<63::AID-MRD9>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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