Molecular Analysis of the α-Galactosidase MEL Genes in Yeast Saccharomyces sensu stricto

Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 699-706

  Naumova, E S ^a   Korshunova, I V ^a   Naumov, G I ^a  

^a STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

galactosidases; MEL genes; Microevolution; S. bayanus var. uvarum; S. pastorianus; Saccharomyces sensu stricto; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MEL GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES BAYANUS; SACCHAROMYCES CARLSBERGENSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES MIKATAE; SACCHAROMYCES PARADOXUS; SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES BAYANUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES MIKATAE; SACCHAROMYCES PARADOXUS; SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS;

EID: 1642456481     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026032926357     Document Type: Article

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