Biochemistry and molecular biology of sterol synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-47

  Lees, Norman D ^a   Bard, Martin ^a   Kirsch, Donald R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CARBOXYLYASE; ERGOSTEROL; GENE PRODUCT; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE; ISOMERASE; LANOSTEROL SYNTHASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MEVALONIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; SQUALENE SYNTHASE; STEROL;

CELL CYCLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; EUKARYOTE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROLS;

EID: 0032989082     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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