Biosynthesis of monacolins: Conversion of monacolin L to monacolin J by a monooxygenase of monascus ruber

The Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 407-412

  Komagata, Daisuke ^a   Shimada, Hideaki ^a   Murakawa, Shigeo ^a   Endo, Akira ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONACOLIN J; MONACOLIN L; RADIOISOTOPE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

CELL CULTURE; DRUG METABOLISM; MONASCUS RUBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; HYDROXYLATION; NAPHTHALENES;

EID: 0024522993     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.42.407     Document Type: Article

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