Lack of interaction between AFLR and AFLJ contributes to nonaflatoxigenicity of Aspergillus sojae

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-253

  Chang, Perng Kuang ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLJ; AFLR; Aspergillus sojae

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; GENES; YEAST;

BIOSYNTHETIC GENES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AFLATOXIN; ALANINE; HISTIDINE; PROLINE; SERINE;

AFLJ GENE; AFLR GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE;

EID: 0347753427     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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