Organisms

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A species of the genus SACCHAROMYCES, family Saccharomycetaceae, order Saccharomycetales, known as baker's or brewer's yeast. The dried form is used as a dietary supplement.

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Abstract

A species of the genus SACCHAROMYCES, family Saccharomycetaceae, order Saccharomycetales, known as baker's or brewer's yeast. The dried form is used as a dietary supplement.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Baker Yeast
  • Baker's Yeast
  • Brewer's Yeast
  • Candida robusta
  • S cerevisiae
  • S. cerevisiae
  • Saccharomyces capensis
  • Saccharomyces italicus
  • Saccharomyces oviformis
  • Saccharomyces uvarum var. melibiosus
  • Yeast, Baker's
  • Yeast, Brewer's
  • Baker's Yeasts
  • Yeast, Baker

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

use YEAST, DRIED for brewer's yeast or baker's yeast used as a nutritional supplement or therapeutically

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History Note

73(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Saccharomyces (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.300w.107w.795w.785w.800w
  2. B01w.300w.930w.705w.655w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012441. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012441
  2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae
  3. Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719725