Polyisoprenoids: Structure, biosynthesis and function

Progress in Lipid Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-258

  Swiezewska, Ewa ^a   Danikiewicz, Witold ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dolichol; Metabolism of isoprenoids; Polyisoprenoid; Prenol

Indexed keywords

DOLICHOL; ISOPRENOID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; ISOPRENYLATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; DOLICHOL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GLYCOSYLATION; MEVALONIC ACID; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERPENES;

EID: 22044458610     PISSN: 01637827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2005.05.002     Document Type: Review

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