The fascinating world of steroids: S. cerevisiae as a model organism for the study of hydrocortisone biosynthesis

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 213-252

  Brocard Masson, Corinne ^a   Dumas, Bruno ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MODEL ORGANISMS; S.CEREVISIAE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ADRENODOXIN; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; CORTODOXONE; CYTOCHROME B5; CYTOCHROME P450; ERGOSTEROL; FERREDOXIN NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; STEROID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROXYLATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROIDOGENESIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33646008602     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2006.10648072     Document Type: Article

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