ALT1 -encoded alanine aminotransferase plays a central role in the metabolism of alanine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-374

  García Campusano, Florencia ^a   Anaya, Víctor Hugo ^a   Robledo Arratia, Luis ^a   Quezada, Hector ^b   Hernández, Hugo ^a   Riego, Lina ^c   González, Alicia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alanine metabolism; ALT1; ALT2

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; YEAST;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALT1; ALT2; PARALOGOUS GENES; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; S.CEREVISIAE; YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; YEAST;

ALT 1 GENE; ALT 2 GENE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; FERMENTATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 65349139460     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-150     Document Type: Article

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