Requirement of monooxygenase-mediated steps for sterigmatocystin biosynthesis by Aspergillus nidulans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 359-362

  Keller, Nancy P ^a   Watanabe, Coran M H ^b   Kelkar, Hemant S ^a,c   Adams, Thomas H ^a,d   Townsend, Craig A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^d DEKALB Plant Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STERIGMATOCYSTIN; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE; VERSICOLORIN A;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS;

EID: 0033987981     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.359-362.2000     Document Type: Article

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