Characterization of sphinganine acyltransferase and ceramide reductase in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Keywords

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron / Sphingolipids / Ceramide / Sphinganine acyltransferase / Ceramide reductase / Ceramide biosynthesis

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Funding

the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu(Grant No. BK20233003)

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