The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 438-440 , July 2005

Effects of biotin on growth and protein biotinylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, Mexico, D.F. 04530, Mexico
    • Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Av. del IMAN No. 1, 4o. piso, Mexico, D.F. 04530, Mexico
    • ,
  • Salvador Uribe

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM, Apartado Postal 70-600, Mexico, D.F. 04510, Mexico
    • ,
  • Antonio Velázquez-Arellano

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, Mexico, D.F. 04530, Mexico
    • Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Av. del IMAN No. 1, 4o. piso, Mexico, D.F. 04530, Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Torre de Investigación, INP, Av. del IMAN No. 1, 4o. piso, Mexico, D.F. 04530, Mexico. Tel.: +52 55 5606 3489; fax: +52 55 5606 3489.

Received 30 March 2005 ,Revised 30 March 2005 ,Accepted 30 March 2005.

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✩ This paper was presented at the “International Symposium: Vitamins as Regulators of Genetic Expression: Biotin as a Model” NAFTA Satellite Meeting to the XXV National Congress of Biochemistry held December 3–4, 2004, in Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico. This meeting was sponsored by Sociedad Mexicana de Bioquimica A.C.; Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Laboratorios Roche-Syntex, Mexico; and Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

PII: S0955-2863(05)00096-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.03.023

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 438-440 , July 2005

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