Overexpression of a sterol C-24(28) reductase increases ergosterol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 773-778

  He, Xiuping ^a   Zhang, Borun ^a   Tan, Huarong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ergosterol; Gene expression; Sterol C 24(28) reductase; Yeast strain

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ERG4 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; ERGOSTEROL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; QUALITY CONTROL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CARRIER PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ERGOSTEROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; OXIDOREDUCTASES; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0038242210     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023572403185     Document Type: Article

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