Families of retinoid dehydrogenases regulating vitamin A function. Production of visual pigment and retinoic acid

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 4315-4324

  Duester, Gregg ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Aldehyde dehydrogenase; Retinoic acid; Retinoid metabolism; Short chain dehydrogenase reductase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; RETINOL; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RETINAL PIGMENTS; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033911401     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01497.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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