Methylcitrate synthase from Aspergillus fumigatus: Propionyl-CoA affects polyketide synthesis, growth and morphology of conidia

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3615-3630

  Maerker, Claudia ^a   Ronde, Manfred ^b   Brakhage, Axel A ^c   Brock, Matthias ^a,c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; DHN melanin; Galleria mellonella; Methylcitrate synthase; Surface

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; CITRATE SYNTHASE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; FUNGAL ENZYME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOLEUCINE; METHYLCITRATE SYNTHASE; NITROGEN; POLYKETIDE; PROPIONYL COENZYME A; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBON SOURCE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYL COENZYME A; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBON; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; COLOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MACROLIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXALOACETATE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; SPORES, FUNGAL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INSECTA;

EID: 22544450473     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04784.x     Document Type: Article

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