Polyamines as modulators of microcycle conidiation in Aspergillus flavus

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-523

  Khurana, N ^a   Saxena, R K ^a   Gupta, Rani ^a   Rajam, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Development; Microcycle conidiation; Polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXYLAMINE; DIAMINE; EFLORNITHINE; MITOGUAZONE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0029976375     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-3-517     Document Type: Article

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