Identification of a fatty acyl-CoA synthetase gene, lcf2+, which affects viability after entry into the stationary phase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3041-3047

  Fujita, Yasuyuki ^a   Mita, Satoka ^a   Ohtsuka, Hokuto ^a   Aiba, Hirofumi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronological aging; Fatty acyl CoA synthetase; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Stationary phase; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; SUBSTRATES;

CHRONOLOGICAL AGING; MYRISTIC ACID; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; STATIONARY PHASE;

YEAST;

ACYL COENZYME A; MYRISTIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

ACYL COENZYME A; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; MYRISTIC ACID; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 37649022451     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70442     Document Type: Article

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