Differential Synthesis of Peritoxins and Precursors by Pathogenic Strains of the Fungus Periconia circinata

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5721-5728

  Churchill, Alice C L ^a   Dunkle, Larry D ^b   Silbert, Walter ^a,c   Kennedy, Kevin J ^a,d   Macko, Vlado ^a  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Oridigm Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; PERITOXIN A; PERITOXIN B; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CEREAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE;

ASCOMYCOTA; CEREALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MYCOTOXINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0035654215     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5721-5728.2001     Document Type: Article

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