Characterization of the reverse transsulfuration gene mecB of Acremonium chrysogenum, which encodes a functional cystathionine-γ-lyase

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 264, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 746-754

  Marcos, A T ^a,b   Kosalkova K ^a,b   Cardoza, R E ^a,b   Fierro, F ^a,b   Gutierrez S ^a,b   Martin J F ^a,b  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cystathionine; Cystathionine lyase; Cysteine; Methionine; Transsulfuration pathway

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; MECB PROTEIN; METHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SULFATION;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0035089324     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380000363     Document Type: Article

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