Acetyl-CoA synthetase is activated as part of the PDH-bypass in the oleaginous green alga Chlorella desiccata

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 7287-7298

  Avidan, Omri ^a   Pick, Uri ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA synthase; ATP citrate lyase; Chlorella desiccate; green algae; PDH bypass; triacylglycerol biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETATE COENZYME A LIGASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CITRATE SYNTHASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CHLORELLA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLASTID;

ACETATE-COA LIGASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ATP CITRATE (PRO-S)-LYASE; CHLORELLA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASTIDS; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84963956170     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv424     Document Type: Article

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