Enzymology of phytosterol transformations

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 81-93

  David Nes, W ^a   Venkatramesh, Mylavarapu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOARTENOL; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MICROSOME ENZYME; PHYTOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENZYMOLOGY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

KINETICS; MICROSOMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT PROTEINS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; STIGMASTEROL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFERASES;

EID: 0032910741     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409239991209219     Document Type: Review

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