Enhanced sterol-acyl transferase activity promotes sterol accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-35

  Polakowski, T ^a,b   Bastl, R ^a   Stahl, U ^a   Lang, C ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SANOFI AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROL; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROL ANALYSIS; STEROL METABOLISM; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033489962     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051610     Document Type: Article

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