The epipolythiodioxopiperazine (ETP) class of fungal toxins: Distribution, mode of action, functions and biosynthesis

Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1021-1032

  Gardiner, Donald M ^a,c   Waring, Paul ^b   Howlett, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AFLATOXIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARANOTIN; CHAETOMIN; CHETOCIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; DITHIOSILVATIN; EMESTRIN; EMETHALLICIN; EPICORAZINE; EPIPOLYTHIODIOXOPIPERAZINE; ERGOT ALKALOID; GLIOTOXIN; HYALODENDRIN; LEPTOSIN; MYCOTOXIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PENICILLIN G; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCABROSIN; SIRODESMIN; SPORIDESMIN; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERTICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; GENES, FUNGAL; GLIOTOXIN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOTOXINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI;

EID: 17644412298     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27847-0     Document Type: Review

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