Methylthioadenosine and polyamine biosynthesis in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae meu1Δ mutant

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 203-207

  Chattopadhyay, Manas K ^a   Tabor, Celia White ^a   Tabor, Herbert ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Methionine; Methionine salvage pathway; Methylthioadenosine; Polyamines; Spermidine; Spermine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLTHIOADENOSINE; NUCLEOSIDE; POLYAMINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; FUNGUS MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADENOSINE; GENE DELETION; METHIONINE; MUTATION; PURINE-NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; THIONUCLEOSIDES;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33645105188     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.02.144     Document Type: Article

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