Synthesis of sterigmatocystin derivatives and their biotransformation to aflatoxins by a blocked mutant of Aspergillus parasiticus

Mycopathologia

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-122

  Gengan, Robert M ^a   Chuturgoon, Anil A ^b   Mulholland, Dulcie A ^c   Dutton, Michael F ^b  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aspergillus parasiticus; Derivatives; Specificity; Sterigmatocystin; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

2 BENZOYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; 2 ETHYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; 2 METHYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; 2 PROPYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; AFLATOXIN; ALKYLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FUNGAL MUTANT; METHYLATION;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MUTATION; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 0032317236     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007064304292     Document Type: Article

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