Catabolism of pyrimidines in yeast: A tool to understand degradation of anticancer drugs

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 25, Issue 9-11, 2006, Pages 991-996

  Andersen, G ^a,b   Merico, A ^c   Bjornberg O ^a   Andersen, B ^a   Schnackerz, K D ^a   Dobritzsch, D ^d   Piškur, Jure ^a   Compagno, C ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Karolinska Institutuet ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Evolution; Pyrimidines; Uracil degradation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA ALANINE; DIHYDROURACIL; FLUOROURACIL; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE; URACIL;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES; YEAST;

PROTISTA; SACCHAROMYCES KLUYVERI;

EID: 33750457017     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770600889386     Document Type: Article

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