Molecular regulation of penicillin biosynthesis in Aspergillus (Emericella) nidulans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Brakhage, Axel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; penicillin biosynthesis; Penicillium chrysogenum; peptide synthetase; secondary metabolism; lactam biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031104732     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00529-0     Document Type: Review

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