Discovery of a novel superfamily of type III polyketide synthases in Aspergillus oryzae

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 253-260

  Seshime, Yasuyo ^a   Juvvadi, Praveen Rao ^a   Fujii, Isao ^a   Kitamoto, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Chalcone synthase; Fungal secondary metabolism; Type III polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN CSYA; PROTEIN CSYB; PROTEIN CSYC; PROTEIN CSYD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ARYZAE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENAROCHEATE CHRYSOSPORIUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 17444429231     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.160     Document Type: Article

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