Investigation of glutathione metabolism in filamentous fungi: (A short auto-review)

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 267-276

  Emri, T ^a   Oláh, Brigitta ^a   Sami L ^a   Molnar Zs ^a   Nagy, Márta ^a   Pusztahelyi, Tünde ^a   Pocsi I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Glutathione metabolism in filamentous fungi

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

GLUTATHIONE;

DEUTEROMYCETES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

GLUTATHIONE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; RESEARCH;

EID: 0036049327     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.49.2002.2-3.13     Document Type: Review

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