A radiochemical technique with potential for revealing novel fungal metabolites according to expression of specific biosynthetic activities

Mycological Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Miljkovic, Ana ^a   Collinson, Lucy M ^a   Mantle, Peter G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Drug discovery; Fungal natural products; Micro scale fermentation; Secondary metabolites; Structural analogues

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID; CARBON;

ARRAY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; FERMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; RADIOCHEMISTRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACETATES; AMINO ACIDS; ASCOMYCOTA; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FERMENTATION; MYCELIUM; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

FUNGI;

EID: 39749126110     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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