Low frequency alternating electric fields inhibit lactose uptake in Kluyveromyces marxianus

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 481-484

  Zrimec, Alexis ^a   Jerman, Igor ^a   Lahajnar, Gojmir ^b,c  

^a The Institute for Bioelectromagnetics and New Biology Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; H+ lactose symporter; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELL CULTURE; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ESTERS; MICROORGANISMS; YEAST;

KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; LACTOSE; LACTOSE SYMPORTER;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

LACTOSE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KLUYVEROMYCES; NONHUMAN; SUGAR TRANSPORT;

CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; KINETICS; KLUYVEROMYCES; LACTOSE;

KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS;

EID: 0032951593     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(99)00025-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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