Yeast as a biosensor for antioxidants: Simple growth tests employing a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant defective in superoxide dismutase

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 679-684

  Zyracka, Ewa ^a   Zadra̧g, Renata ^a   Kozioł, Sabina ^a   Krzepiłko, Anna ^b   Bartosz, Grzegorz ^a   Biliński, Tomasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Superoxide dismutase; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 27644514012     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2005_3430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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