Characterization of a non-reducing polyketide synthase gene from lichen Dirinaria applanata

Phytochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 721-729

  Valarmathi, R ^a   Hariharan, G N ^a   Venkataraman, Gayatri ^a   Parida, Ajay ^a  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Atranorin; Depsides and mRNA expression; Dirinaria applanata; DnPKS

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LICHENS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA PRIMERS; LICHENS; PHYLOGENY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

DIRINARIA APPLANATA;

EID: 65849495655     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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