Cloning and characterization of monacolin K biosynthetic gene cluster from Monascus pilosus

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 5639-5646

  Chen, Yi Pei ^a,b   Tseng, Ching Ping ^b   Liaw, Li Ling ^a   Wang, Chun Lin ^a   Chen, I Ching ^a   Wu, Wen Jung ^a   Wu, Ming Der ^a   Yuan, Gwo Fang ^a  

^a FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial artificial chromosome; Monacolin K; Monascus pilosus; Polyketide synthases

Indexed keywords

MEVINOLIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONASCUS; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; LOVASTATIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONASCUS; PHYLOGENY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPLENIUM BULBIFERUM SUBSP. BULBIFERUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONASCUS; MONASCUS PILOSUS;

EID: 49049094410     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf800595k     Document Type: Article

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