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Detecting Estrogenic Ligands in Personal Care Products using a Yeast Estrogen Screen Optimized for the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory
Published on: January 1, 2018
Yeast as a screening tool
Alcide Barberis1, Tea Gunde1, Catherine Berset1
1ESBATech AG, Wagistrasse 21, CH-8952 Zürich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The versatile genetic malleability of yeast, and the high degree of conservation between its cellular processes and those of human cells, have made it the model of choice for pioneering research in molecular and cell biology over the past four decades. These characteristics of yeast, taken together with technical advantages such as simple growth conditions, rapid cell division and the development of a wealth of genetic tools for analysis of biological functions, have expanded the application of yeast as screening tool to the field of drug discovery.:

