Ubiquinone biosynthesis in microorganisms

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-139

  Meganathan, R ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coenzyme Q; Isoprenoid; Mevalonate; Non mevalonate; Q biosynthesis; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

2 C METHYL DEXTRO ERYTHRITOL 4 PHOSPHATE; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOQUINONE; CHORISMIC ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; METHYL GROUP; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PRENYLAMINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SHIKIMIC ACID; TYROSINE; UBIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROXYLATION; METHYLATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UBIQUINONE; YEASTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0035949539     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00330-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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