Demonstration of the catalytic roles and evidence for the physical association of type I fatty acid synthases and a polyketide synthase in the biosynthesis of aflatoxin B1

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 463-469

  Watanabe, Coran M H ^a   Wilson, David ^b   Linz, John E ^b   Townsend, Craig A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin biosynthesis; Fatty acid synthase; Polyketide synthase; Protein association

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS;

AFLATOXIN B1; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING;

AFLATOXIN B1; CATALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; HYDROLYSIS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0030155688     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90094-0     Document Type: Article

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