Sulphate metabolism of selenate-resistant Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutants

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 271-278

  Bánszky, Luca ^a   Simonics, Tibor ^a   Maráz, Anna ^a  

^a Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ATP sulphurylase; Methionine degradation; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Selenate resistance; Sulphate utilization

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; SELENATE; SULFATE; SULFATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; SULFITE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WILD TYPE;

DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; MUTATION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; SULFATES;

FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 1642545038     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.49.271     Document Type: Article

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