Characterization of two polyketide synthase genes involved in zearalenone biosynthesis in Gibberella zeae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1793-1799

  Gaffoor, Iffa ^a   Trail, Frances ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

GIBBERELLA ZEAE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; ZEA1; ZEA2; ZEARALENONE;

GENES;

ACETIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; ZEARALENONE;

ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; GRAIN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; ZEA1 GENE; ZEA2 GENE;

GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GIBBERELLA; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEARALENONE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; GRAIN; POISONS;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33644945871     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.3.1793-1799.2006     Document Type: Article

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