Isolation and transient expression of a cDNA encoding L-gulono-γ -lactone oxidase, a key enzyme for L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis, from the tiger shark Scyliorhinus torazame

Aquaculture

Volumn 209, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 271-284

  Yoon, Kwon Nam ^a   Young, Sun Cho ^a   Douglas, Susan E ^b   Gallant, Jeffrey W ^b   Reith, Michael E ^b   Kim, Dong Soo ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CDNA; GLO; Scyliorhinus torazame; Shark; Transient expression

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; SHARK;

CATFISH; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEOCERDO CUVIER; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SCYLIORHINUS TORAZAME; SILURUS; SILURUS ASOTUS; VECTORS;

EID: 0037189669     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00731-1     Document Type: Article

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