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glycerol biosynthetic process

Known as: glycerol synthesis, glycerol formation, glycerol biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Glyceroneogenesis is the dominant pathway for triglyceride glycerol synthesis in vivo in the rat.
Triglyceride synthesis in mammalian tissues requires glycerol 3-phosphate as the source of triglyceride glycerol. In this study… (More)
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2002
2002
Metabolic control analysis of glycerol synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Glycerol, a major by-product of ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is of significant importance to the wine, beer… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Transcript expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae at high salinity.
Transcript expression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at high salinity was determined by microarray analysis of 6144 open reading… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The yeast glycerol 3-phosphatases Gpp1p and Gpp2p are required for glycerol biosynthesis and differentially involved in the cellular responses to osmotic, anaerobic, and oxidative stress.
We have characterized the strongly homologous GPP1/RHR2 and GPP2/HOR2 genes, encoding isoforms of glycerol 3-phosphatase. Mutants… (More)
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2000
2000
Anaerobic and aerobic batch cultivations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants impaired in glycerol synthesis.
Glycerol is formed as a by-product in production of ethanol and baker's yeast during fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Osmotic stress-induced gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires Msn1p and the novel nuclear factor Hot1p.
After a sudden shift to high osmolarity, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells respond by transiently inducing the expression of stress… (More)
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1998
1998
The importance of the glycerol 3-phosphate shuttle during aerobic growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Maintenance of a cytoplasmic redox balance is a necessity for sustained cellular metabolism. Glycerol formation is the only way… (More)
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1996
1996
Reduced pyruvate decarboxylase and increased glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD+] levels enhance glycerol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
This investigation deals with factors affecting the production of glycerol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In particular, the impact… (More)
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1995
1995
Glycerol synthesis in the rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax
  • Raymond
  • The Journal of experimental biology
  • 1995
Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, maintain high glycerol levels in winter to avoid freezing. After intramuscular injection of 14C… (More)
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1966
1966
Yeast growth and glycerol formation.
 
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