Characterization of aflJ, a gene required for conversion of pathway intermediates to aflatoxin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3713-3717

  Meyers, D M ^a   Obrian, G ^a   Du, W L ^a   Bhatnagar, D ^b   Payne, G A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN AFLJ; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0031707697     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.10.3713-3717.1998     Document Type: Article

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