Design and utility of oligonucleotide gene probes for fungal polyketide synthases

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-178

  Nicholson, Thomas P ^a   Rudd, Brian A M ^b   Dawson, Mike ^b   Lazarus, Colin M ^a   Simpson, Thomas J ^a   Cox, Russell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C Methyltransf erase; Fungus; Mycotoxin; Polyketide synthase; Squalestatin; Ketoacylsynthase

Indexed keywords

BETA KETOACYLSYNTHASE; BETA KETOREDUCTASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGUS DETECTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035060868     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)90064-4     Document Type: Article

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