Detection and analysis of translation elongation factor 3 genes from various yeasts

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 769-772

  Uritani, Masahiro ^a   Shoumura, Yasuhito ^a   Yamada, Shinpei ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ABC protein; EF 3; Translational elongation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; ELONGATION FACTOR 3; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YEASTS;

EID: 0033109295     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.769     Document Type: Article

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