The role of lipid peroxidation in the formation of yeast protoplast competence to genetic transformation
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https://doi.org/10.7124/bc.0001E3Abstract
The induction of protoplast competence is found to occur against a background of an increase in the level of lipid peroxidation. The inhibitor of peroxidation of lipids (ionol, a synthetic antioxidant) considerably decreases the frequency of their transformation.References
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