Myrothecium roridum Tri4 encodes a multifunctional oxygenase required for three oxygenation steps

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 572-579

  McCormick, Susan P ^a   Alexander, Nancy J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

12,13 epoxytrichothec 9 ene; Isotrichodiol; Mono oxygenase; Multifunctional oxygenase; P450 oxygenase; Tri4; Trichodiene; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

ISOTRICHODIOL; P450 OXYGENASE; TRICHODIENE; TRICHOTHECENES;

CELL CULTURE; CYCLIZATION; FUNGI; GENES; HYDROCARBONS; METABOLITES; OXYGENATION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; ISOTRICHODIOL; OXYGENASE; PROTEIN MRTRI4; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRICHODIENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; OXYGENATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUSARIUM; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HYPOCREALES; OXYGENASES; TRICHOTHECENES;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; MYROTHECIUM; MYROTHECIUM RORIDUM;

EID: 34547737344     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-025     Document Type: Article

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