Effects of neem leaf extract on production of aflatoxins and activities of fatty acid synthetase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and glutathione S-transferase in Aspergillus parasiticus

Mycopathologia

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-84

  Allameh, A ^a   Abyaneh, M Razzaghi ^a   Shams, M Razzaghi ^a   Rezaee, M B ^b   Jaimand, K ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. flavus; A. parasiticus; Aflatoxin biosynthesis; Fatty acid synthase; Glutathione S transferase; Isocitrate dehydrogenase; Neem tree

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; AZADIRACHTA; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; FUNGI;

AFLATOXIN; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

EID: 0036281590     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015550323749     Document Type: Article

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