Initial characterization of a type I fatty acid synthase and polyketide synthase multienzyme complex NorS in the biosynthesis of aflatoxin B1

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 981-988

  Watanabe, Coran M H ^a   Townsend, Craig A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; COENZYME A; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; NORSOLORINIC ACID; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTHRAQUINONES; ASPERGILLUS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COENZYME A; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; HEXANOIC ACIDS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; NADP; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 0036752689     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(02)00213-2     Document Type: Article

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