Carnitine acetyltransferase is absent from acuJ mutants of Aspergillus nidulans.

doi:10.1016/0378-1097(93)90478-k

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Carnitine acetyltransferase is absent from acuJ mutants of Aspergillus nidulans.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Mar 1993

Midgley M

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The acuJ mutant of Aspergillus nidulans has been shown to lack carnitine acetyltransferase (CAT) activity when grown under conditions where this activity is readily detectable in wild-type strains. Revertants selected for growth on acetate recover CAT activity and the ability to grow on long-chai...

Topics

ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase
Acetates
Acetic Acid
Aspergillus nidulans
Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase
Isocitrate Lyase
Mutation
Sucrose

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