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Genetics of sulphate assimilation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe (a short review).
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 1 Jan 2002
Simonics T, Bánszky Luca, Maráz Anna
Abstract excerpt
Sulphur plays an important role in yeasts, especially in the biosynthesis of methionine and cysteine. The inorganic sulphur source, sulphate, is taken up by the cells via the sulphate-permease(s). After its transport, it is activated and subsequently reduced to sulphide or serves as a donor for sulphurylation reactions. Selenate anion (SeO4(2-)), which has the same metabolic pathway as sulphate, is toxic for the...
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