Preparation of a γ-glutamylcysteine-enriched yeast extract from a newly developed GSH2-deficient strain

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-54

  Nishiuchi, Hiroaki ^a   Suehiro, Mariko ^a   Sugimoto, Reiko ^a   Yamagishi, Kazuo ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional foodstuff; Gamma glutamylcysteine; Glutathione deficient yeast mutant; Pantothenic acid auxotrophy induction; Yeast extract

Indexed keywords

AUXOTROPHY; FUNCTIONAL FOODSTUFF; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE-DEFICIENT YEAST MUTANT; YEAST EXTRACTS;

PEPTIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

YEAST;

GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; SELENATE;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DIPEPTIDES; F-BOX PROTEINS; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; MUTATION; PANTOTHENIC ACID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SELENIC ACID; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE COMPLEXES;

EID: 84874314569     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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