Identification of PaPKS1, a polyketide synthase involved in melanin formation and its use as a genetic tool in Podospora anserina

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 901-908

  Coppin, Evelyne ^a   Silar, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Melanin; Podospora anserina; Polyketide synthase; RIP

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MELANIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MELANIN; MUTATION; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PODOSPORA; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROSSES, GENETIC; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MELANINS; PODOSPORA; POINT MUTATION; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 34548389348     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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