Genomics reveals traces of fungal phenylpropanoid-flavonoid metabolic pathway in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 475-486

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FLAVONOIDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 30744446965     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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